ܩܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. enclosure, cage
2. prison cell, solitary confinement
3. fetters

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܢ
	construct	ܩܒ		2nd person	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܟ	ܩܒܝܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܗܝ	ܩܒܝܗ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Arabic قُبَّة (qubba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. (anatomy) womb, uterus

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܢ
	construct	ܩܒ		2nd person	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܟ	ܩܒܝܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܗܝ	ܩܒܝܗ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Hebrew קַב (qaḇ), possibly via Ancient Greek κάβος (kábos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qabbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܐ)

1. cab (unit of measure)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܢ
	construct	ܩܒ		2nd person	ܩܒܟ	ܩܒܟܝ	ܩܒܟܘܢ	ܩܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗ	ܩܒܗܘܢ	ܩܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܝ		ܩܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܟ	ܩܒܝܟܝ	ܩܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܗܝ	ܩܒܝܗ	ܩܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)ve(ʔ)]

Adjective

ܩܒܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. masculine absolute singular of ܩܒܝܐ
2. masculine construct state singular of ܩܒܝܐ

References

• “qb”, 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, p. 306a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 487a
• 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, p. 1308b