ܨܒܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܒ ܐ (ṣ b ˀ)
4 terms

Derived from the verb ܨܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḇē, “to be willing; to desire”) of the noun pattern 1i23ānā.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪv.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ • (ṣiḇyānā) m (plural ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇyānē))

1. desire, wills
2. favor/favour, regard, goodwill
3. pleasure, delight

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ (ṣiḇyānī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ (ṣiḇyānan)
	construct	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢ (ṣiḇyān)		2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḇyānūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḇyānāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ (ṣiḇyānā)		3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܹܗ (ṣiḇyānēh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ṣiḇyānāh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḇyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ṣiḇyānī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ṣiḇyānan)
	construct	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ṣiḇyānay)		2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣiḇyānūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣiḇyānāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇyānē)		3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣiḇyānūh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiḇyānōh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇyānhōn)

Derived terms

• ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ṣiḇyānāyā)
• ܨܸܒ݂ܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ṣiḇyānāˀīṯ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܨ ܒ ܐ related to willing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvjɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܨܒܝܢܐ)

1. desire, will
2. favor/favour, regard, goodwill
3. pleasure, delight

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܒܝܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܒܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܝܢܝ		ܨܒܝܢܢ
	construct	ܨܒܝܢ		2nd person	ܨܒܝܢܟ	ܨܒܝܢܟܝ	ܨܒܝܢܟܘܢ	ܨܒܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܝܢܗ	ܨܒܝܢܗ	ܨܒܝܢܗܘܢ	ܨܒܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܒܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܝܢܝ		ܨܒܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܨܒܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܨܒܝܢܝܟ	ܨܒܝܢܝܟܝ	ܨܒܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܨܒܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܝܢܘܗܝ	ܨܒܝܢܝܗ	ܨܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ	ܨܒܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣbyn”, 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 297b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 472b
• 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 1271b