ܥܘܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḡurayb- (“crow, raven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕur(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕur(ə)ve], [ʕur(ə)vɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿūrḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܢܐ (ʿūrḇānē) or ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿūrḇē))

1. crow, raven

   Synonyms: ܢܥܒܐ (naʿḇā), ܩܥܐ

2. willow

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܘܒ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܥܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܢܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܒܢܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܢܐ ,ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ,ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurbɑ] (singular)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurbā) m

1. alternative form of ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarbā, “willow”)

Etymology 3

From the root ܥ-ܪ-ܒ related to mixing. Compare Hebrew עֵרֶב (ʿḗreḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurrāḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿurrāḇē))

1. mixture, mingling

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܪܒ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܒ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܝܟ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܐ • (ʿurrāḇā) m (plural ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿurrāḇē))

1. alternative form of ܥܪܒܝܐ (ʿarbāyā, “Arab”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܘܪܒ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܒ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܟ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗ	ܥܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܥܘܪܒܝ		ܥܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܥܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܥܘܪܒܝܟ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܥܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁwrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ˁrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 249b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 336
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 407b
• 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 1086b
• “ˁwrb³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–