ܨܠܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܨ ܠ ܒ (ṣ l b)
3 terms

ܨܠܝܒ݂ܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlīḇā), from Akkadian 𒁇 (/⁠ṣalāpu⁠/, “to cross out”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤliːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤliːvɑː]

Noun

ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlīḇā) m (plural ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇē) or ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇānē))

1. crucifix, cross

   Synonym: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (ṣlīḇī)		ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (ṣlīḇan)
	construct	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ (ṣlīḇ)		2nd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣlīḇūḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣlīḇāḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)		3rd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹܗ (ṣlīḇēh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣlīḇāh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣlīḇī)		ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣlīḇan)
	construct	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (ṣlīḇay)		2nd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣlīḇūḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣlīḇāḵ)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣlīḇē)		3rd person	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣlīḇūh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣlīḇōh)	ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣlīḇhōn)

Proper noun

ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ṣlīḇā) ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܘܿ (ṣlīḇō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Forming a root ܨ ܠ ܒ related to crucifying, impaling, from Akkadian 𒁇 (/⁠ṣalāpu⁠/, “to cross out, to pervert; to give difficulty or be crooked, not be easy or straight”). As nouns also Arabic صَلِيب (ṣalīb) and Hebrew צְלָב (ṣəlāḇ), Ge'ez ጸልቦ (ṣälbo), ሰሊብ (sälib), Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic צְלִיבָא (ṣəlībā), Persian چلیپا (čalipâ, “cross”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)livɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [sˤ(ə)live] (plural)

Noun

ܨܠܝܒܐ • (ṣəlīḇā) m (plural ܨܠܝܒܐ)

1. crucifix, cross

   Synonyms: ܙܩܝܦܐ, ܩܝܣܐ

2. (Christianity) sign of the cross
3. crucifixion

   Synonym: ܙܩܝܦܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܠܝܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܨܠܝܒ		1st person	ܨܠܝܒܝ		ܨܠܝܒܢ
	construct	ܨܠܝܒ		2nd person	ܨܠܝܒܟ	ܨܠܝܒܟܝ	ܨܠܝܒܟܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܒܐ		3rd person	ܨܠܝܒܗ	ܨܠܝܒܗ	ܨܠܝܒܗܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܨܠܝܒܝܢ		1st person	ܨܠܝܒܝ		ܨܠܝܒܝܢ
	construct	ܨܠܝܒܝ		2nd person	ܨܠܝܒܝܟ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܝ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܨܠܝܒܐ		3rd person	ܨܠܝܒܘܗܝ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗܘܢ	ܨܠܝܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ശ്ലീവാ (ślīvā), സ്ലീവ (slīva), സ്ലീവാ (slīvā), സ്ലീബ (slība), സ്ലീബാ (slībā), ശ്ലീവ (ślīva), ശ്ലീബ (ślība), ശ്ലീബാ (ślībā), സിലുവ (siluva), ചിലുവ (ciluva)
• → Tamil: சிலுவை (ciluvai)
• →? Turkish: çelebi
• → Arabic: صليب (ṣalīb)
  • → Ge'ez: ሰሊብ (sälib)
  • → Indonesian: salib
  • → Malay: salib
  • Maltese: salib

References

• “ṣlyb”, 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 302a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 479b
• 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 1288b