ܪܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܘ ܒ (r w b)
2 terms

Derived from the verb ܪܵܐܹܒ݂ (rāˀēḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [rɑw.bɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [roːbɑː]

Noun

ܪܵܘܒܵܐ • (rāwbā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܵܘܒܹܐ (rāwbē))

1. noise, clamour, din
2. commotion, ado, hype
3. quarrel, uproar, row

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܵܘܒܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܵܘܒܝܼ (rāwbī)		ܪܵܘܒܲܢ (rāwban)
	construct	ܪܘܿܒ݂ (rōḇ)		2nd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼܟ݂ (rāwbūḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ (rāwbāḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܘܒܵܐ (rāwbā)		3rd person	ܪܵܘܒܹܗ (rāwbēh)	ܪܵܘܒܵܗ̇ (rāwbāh)	ܪܵܘܒܗܘܿܢ (rāwbhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪܵܘܒܝܼ̈ (rāwbī)		ܪܵܘܒܲܢ̈ (rāwban)
	construct	ܪܵܘܒܲܝ̈ (rāwbay)		2nd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (rāwbūḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (rāwbāḵ)	ܪܵܘܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (rāwbē)		3rd person	ܪܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (rāwbūh)	ܪܵܘܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (rāwbōh)	ܪܵܘܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (rāwbhōn)

Derived terms

• ܪܵܘܒܵܢܵܐ (rāwbānā, “noisy”)
• ܪܵܘܒܵܐ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ (rāwbā ḥwārā, “white noise”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Arabic رُبّ (rubb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rubbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rubbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܐ)

1. thickened juice, milk, or honey

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܒ		1st person	ܪܘܒܝ		ܪܘܒܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܟ	ܪܘܒܟܝ	ܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܒܝ		ܪܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܝܟ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝ	ܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܘܗܝ	ܪܘܒܝܗ	ܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܪ-ܘ-ܒ (r-w-b) related to rebelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rawbɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [rawbe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܐ)

1. uproar, clamour, row
2. discord, dissension
3. sedition
4. sound, resounding

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܒ		1st person	ܪܘܒܝ		ܪܘܒܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܟ	ܪܘܒܟܝ	ܪܘܒܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܗ	ܪܘܒܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܒܝ		ܪܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܝܟ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝ	ܪܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܘܗܝ	ܪܘܒܝܗ	ܪܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “rwb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-18
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 321a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 532b
• 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. 1443a-b