ܥܪܒܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Modified from ܥܪܒܐ (ʿərāḇā, “guarantee, surety”); compare Arabic عَرَّابَة (ʕarrāba), Hebrew עְרֵבָה (ʿərēḇâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑv.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕarˈrɑw.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʕɑˈrow.to]

Noun

ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarrāḇtā) f (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarrāḇāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarrāḇā))

1. sponsor, guarantor, surety, securer
2. guardian, godmother
3. bridesmaid
4. (law) security, bail

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܒܐ		1st person	ܥܪܒܬܝ		ܥܪܒܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܒܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܒܬܟ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܒܢ		1st person	ܥܪܒܬܢ		ܥܪܒܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܒܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܒܬܟ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew עֲרָבָה (ʿărāḇâ), Arabic غَرَب (ḡarab).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.b(ə.)θɑ], [ʕ(ə.)ˈrav.tɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕar.bθɑ], [ˈʕraw.tɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʕɑr.bθo], [ˈʕrɑw.to]

Noun

ܥܪܒܬܐ • (ʿarbəṯā, ʿəraḇtā) f (plural ܥܪܒܬܐ (ʿarbāṯā) or ܥܪܒܐ (ʿarbē))

1. willow
2. asparagus

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܪܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܥܪܒܐ		1st person	ܥܪܒܬܝ		ܥܪܒܬܢ
	construct	ܥܪܒܬ		2nd person	ܥܪܒܬܟ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝ	ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܥܪܒܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܥܪܒܬܝ ,ܥܪܒܝ		ܥܪܒܬܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܥܪܒܬ ,ܥܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܥܪܒܬܟ ,ܥܪܒܝܟ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝ	ܥܪܒܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܥܪܒܬܐ ,ܥܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܘܗܝ	ܥܪܒܬܗ ,ܥܪܒܝܗ	ܥܪܒܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܥܪܒܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁrbh²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-10
• “ˁrbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-01-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 263a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 427a
• 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, pages 1134b, 1135a