ܨܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܨ ܒ ܥ (ṣ b ˁ)
3 terms

Occupational noun derived as an active noun of the verb ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ, “to dip, dye”); compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (tsabá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤab.bɑːʕɑː]

Noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))

1. dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)
2. painter (workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ (ṣabbāˁī)		ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ (ṣabbāˁan)
	construct	ܨܲܒܵܥ (ṣabbāˁ)		2nd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣabbāˁāḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ (ṣabbāˁā)		3rd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܹܗ (ṣabbāˁēh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁāh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܗܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܲܒܵܥܝܼ̈ (ṣabbāˁī)		ܨܲܒܵܥܲܢ̈ (ṣabbāˁan)
	construct	ܨܲܒܵܥܲܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁay)		2nd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣabbāˁūḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣabbāˁāḵ)	ܨܲܒܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē)		3rd person	ܨܲܒܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣabbāˁūh)	ܨܲܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣabbāˁōh)	ܨܲܒܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣabbāˁhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (bar ṣabbāˁē)

Proper noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) ?

1. a surname

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)], [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ or ܨܒܥܐ)

1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)

Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܒܥ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ	ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ	ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ	ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ	ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע (ṣéḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. color/colour, coloring/colouring

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܒܥ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܝܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ	ܨܒܥܝܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ (ṣabḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyeing, coloring/colouring
2. dye, pigment
3. (medicine) external application

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܒܥ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܝܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ	ܨܒܥܝܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (ṣabbāʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤabbɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤabbɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyer

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܒܥ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܟ	ܨܒܥܟܝ	ܨܒܥܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗ	ܨܒܥܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܨܒܥܝ		ܨܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܨܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܨܒܥܝܟ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝ	ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܨܒܥܘܗܝ	ܨܒܥܝܗ	ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ṣbˁ”, 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 298a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
• 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 1272a-b