ܪܒܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “master”) +‎ -ܝܼ (-ī, “my”), literally “My master”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rab.biː]

Noun

ܪܲܒܝܼ • (rabī) m (feminine ܪܲܒܬ݂ܝܼ (rabṯī))

1. sir, my master used when addressing a man

   Synonyms: ܡܵܪܝܼ (mārī), ܡܝܘܼܩܪܵܐ (myuqrā)

2. first-person single-possession of ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “leader, master”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
7 terms

Developed from the above with the original meaning of “My master” not felt and hence this word is used as its own noun; compare also in ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban, “monk”, literally “our master”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rab.biː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [raːbiː]

Noun

ܪܲܒܝܼ or ܪܵܒܝܼ • (rabī or rābī) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܹܐ (rabīyē), feminine ܪܲܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabīṯā))

1. professor, teacher (university academic of the highest rank; the holder of a university chair)

   ܚܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܪܲܒܝܼ ܕܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܟ̈ܝܵܢܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܕܫܸܟܵܓܘܿ.

   ḥarṯā pīš lēh rabī d-yulpān kyānāyāṯā gāw bēṯ ṣawbē d-šikkāgō.

   He then became a professor of physics at the University of Chicago.

2. rabbi, spiritual teacher (scholar or teacher, of any religion but especially Christianity)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܝܠܹܗ ܪܲܒܝܼ ܕܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܸܠ ܓܲܘ ܟܢܘܼܫܬܵܐ.

   awa ìlēh rabī d-kē mabbil gaw knuštā.

   He is the rabbi that leads at the synagogue.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܒܝܼ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	{{{sg.abs.}}}		1st person	ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)		ܪܲܒܝܼܲܢ (rabīyan)
	construct	{{{sg.cstr.}}}		2nd person	ܪܲܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (rabīyūḵ)	ܪܲܒܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (rabīyāḵ)	ܪܲܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī)		3rd person	ܪܲܒܝܼܹܗ (rabīyēh)	ܪܲܒܝܼܵܗ̇ (rabīyāh)	ܪܲܒܝܼܗܘܿܢ (rabīhōn)
plural	absolute	{{{pl.abs.}}}		1st person	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼ (rabī)		ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܲܢ (rabīyan)
	construct	{{{pl.cstr.}}}		2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (rabīyūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (rabīyāḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܹܐ (rabīyē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܼܗܝ (rabīyūh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (rabīyōh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܝܼܗܘܿܢ (rabīhōn)

References

• “ܪܒܝ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 June 10 (last accessed)
• “ܪܒܝ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 June 10 (last accessed)