ܣܘܪܗܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܗ ܒ (r h b)
7 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܣܲܪܗܸܒ݂ (msarhiḇ, “to be quick, fast”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (surhāḇā) m sg (plural ܣܘܼܪ̈ܗܵܒ݂ܹܐ (surhāḇē))

1. (mathematics, physics) speed, velocity

   ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕ-100 ܟܡ\ܫ ― b-surhāḇā d-100 km/h ― at a speed of 100 km/h

   ܣܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܨܪܝܼ ܡܵܘܬܵܐ. ― sāḵē d-surhāḇā kē mabṣrī māwtā. ― Speed limits reduce death.

Derived terms

• ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bsurhāḇā)
• ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (surhāḇ bahrā)

Related terms

• ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ (msarhḇā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܗ-ܒ (r-h-b), related to hurrying.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [surˈhɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [surˈho.wo]

Noun

ܣܘܪܗܒܐ • (sūrhāḇā) m (plural ܣܘܪܗܒܐ (sūrhāḇē))

1. haste, hurry
2. acceleration
3. trepidation, rashness
   • Peshitta, Acts 19:36:

     ܡܛܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܠܘܩܒܠ ܗܕܐ ܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܐܡܪ. ܘܠܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܫܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܡܕܡ ܒܣܘܪܗܒܐ.

     meṭṭōl hāḵêl də-lūqbal hāḏē [ʾă]nāš lā meškaḥ lə-mēmar, wālē ləḵōn də-ṯehwōn šəlên wə-lā ṯeʿbəḏūn meddem bə-sūrhāḇā.

     Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

4. commotion, agitation

Inflection

Inflection of ܣܘܪܗܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܣܘܪܗܒ		1st person	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ		ܣܘܪܗܒܢ
	construct	ܣܘܪܗܒ		2nd person	ܣܘܪܗܒܟ	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܝ	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܪܗܒܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܪܗܒܗ	ܣܘܪܗܒܗ	ܣܘܪܗܒܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܢ		1st person	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ		ܣܘܪܗܒܝܢ
	construct	ܣܘܪܗܒܝ		2nd person	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܝ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܣܘܪܗܒܐ		3rd person	ܣܘܪܗܒܘܗܝ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗܘܢ	ܣܘܪܗܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܣܘܪܗܒܝܐ (sūrhāḇāyā)
• ܣܘܪܗܒܢܝܐ (sūrhāḇānāyā)

References

• “swrhb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2015-05-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 340a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 370b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 990b