ܪܒܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܪܒܐ (rabbā, “great”), from the root ܪ ܒ ܒ related to greatness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rabbuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rab(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rabbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rabbəwāṯā))

1. greatness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty
2. power
3. importance
4. esteem, dignity, honour
5. generosity
6. size, magnitude
7. increase, augmentation

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒܘ		1st person	ܪܒܘܬܝ		ܪܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܪܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܒܘܢ		1st person	ܪܒܘܬܝ		ܪܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܪܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew רְבָבָה (rəḇāḇā́).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɛbbuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rɛb(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Numeral

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rebbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbəwāṯā))

1. myriad, ten thousand

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܒܘ		1st person	ܪܒܘܬܝ		ܪܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܪܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܒܘܢ		1st person	ܪܒܘܬܝ		ܪܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܪܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܪܒܘܬܟ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝ	ܪܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗ	ܪܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܪܒܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Arabic: رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna)
• → Arabic: رِبْوَة (ribwa)

References

• “rbw²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-19
• “rbw”, 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, pages 334b, 335a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526a
• 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 1426b