ܥܘܪܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
6 terms

Morphologically from a variant of Aramaic עַרְבֹונָא (ʿarbōnā, “pledge”) with the root suspected to have spread into Northwest Semitic from Akkadian 𒂊𒊒𒁀𒁺 (/⁠erubātu⁠/, “pledge, tantum”, literally “a state of entering into something, initiating or showing intent (to do business)”); compare numerous cognates such as Hebrew עֵרָבוֹן ('eravón), Arabic عَرَبُون (ʕarabūn), Ancient Greek ἀρραβών (arrhabṓn) and Latin arrhabō, arrha.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕur.bɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ • (ˁurbānā) m sg (plural ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܹܐ (ˁurbānē))

1. (finance) mortage; down payment, earnest money, retainer, pledge

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܝܼ (ˁurbānī)		ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܲܢ (ˁurbānan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢ (ˁurbān)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁurbānūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁurbānāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ (ˁurbānā)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܹܗ (ˁurbānēh)	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܗ̇ (ˁurbānāh)	ܥܘܼܪܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁurbānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܝܼ (ˁurbānī)		ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܲܢ (ˁurbānan)
	construct	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܲܝ (ˁurbānay)		2nd person	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ˁurbānūḵ)	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁurbānāḵ)	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁurbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܹܐ (ˁurbānē)		3rd person	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܘܼܗܝ (ˁurbānūh)	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ˁurbānōh)	ܥܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ˁurbānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܥܲܪܒܸܢ (mˁarbin, “to pay a down payment to”)

Related terms

• ܥܲܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (guarantor)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕur(ə)vɑne]

Noun

ܥܘܪܒܢܐ • (ʿūrḇānē)

1. emphatic plural of ܥܘܪܒܐ (ʿūrḇā, “crow, raven”)