ܪܒܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
7 terms

Developed from ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “master”) +‎ -ܲܢ (-an, “our”), literally “our master”. The original meaning of “Our master” is not felt and hence this word is used as its own noun; compare also in ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī, “professor; rabbi”, literally “my master”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rab.ban.]

Noun

ܪܲܒܲܢ • (rabban) m (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܹܐ (rabbanē), feminine ܪܲܒܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabbanīṯā))

1. monastic, monk

   Synonym: ܕܲܝܵܪܵܐ (dayyārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܒܲܢ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	{{{sg.abs.}}}		1st person	ܪܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī)		ܪܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
	construct	{{{sg.cstr.}}}		2nd person	ܪܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanūḵ)	ܪܲܒܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbanāḵ)	ܪܲܒܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban)		3rd person	ܪܲܒܲܢܹܗ (rabbanēh)	ܪܲܒܲܢܵܗ̇ (rabbanāh)	ܪܲܒܲܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbanhōn)
plural	absolute	{{{pl.abs.}}}		1st person	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī)		ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
	construct	{{{pl.cstr.}}}		2nd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanūḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܟ݂ܝ (rabbanḵ)	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܹܐ (rabbanē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܗܝ (rabbanūh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܿܗ̇ (rabbannōh)	ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbanhōn)