ܪܘܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)     Ordinal: ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܵܐ (rḇīˁāyā)     Multiplier: ܡܪܘܼܒܥܵܐ (mrubˁā)     Fractional: ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā)

Root
ܪ ܒ ܥ (r b ˁ)
7 terms

Etymology

Derived from ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā, “four”); compare Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ) and Hebrew רֶבַע (réva).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ruw.ʕɑː], [ruv.ʕɑː]

Noun

ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ • (ruḇˁā) m sg (plural ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܹܐ (ruḇˁē))

1. (fractional number) fourth, quarter (¼)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܲܢ (ruḇˁan)
	construct	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܲܥ (rūḇaˁ)		2nd person	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܘܼܟ݂ (ruḇˁūḵ)	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḇˁāḵ)	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḇˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ruḇˁā)		3rd person	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܹܗ (ruḇˁēh)	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܘܿܗ̇ (ruḇˁōh)	ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܗܘܿܢ (ruḇˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܝܼ (ruḇˁī)		ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܲܢ (ruḇˁan)
	construct	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܲܝ (ruḇˁay)		2nd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܘܼܟ݂ (ruḇˁūḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ (ruḇˁāḵ)	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ruḇˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܹܐ (ruḇˁē)		3rd person	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܘܼܗܝ (ruḇˁūh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܘܿܗ̇ (ruḇˁōh)	ܪ̈ܘܼܒ݂ܥܗܘܿܢ (ruḇˁhōn)

Coordinate terms

• ܦܲܠܓܵܐ (palgā, “a half”), ܬܘܼܠܬ݂ܵܐ (tulṯā, “a third, a quarter”), ܚܘܼܡܫܵܐ (ḥumšā, “a fifth”), ܫܘܼܬܬ݂ܵܐ (šutṯā, “a sixth”), ܫܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šuḇˁā, “a seventh”), ܬܘܼܡܢܵܐ (tumnā, “an eighth”), ܬܘܼܫܥܵܐ (tušˁā, “a ninth”), ܥܘܼܣܪܵܐ (ˁusrā, “a tenth”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܐܪܒܥܐ (ʾarbəʿāʾ, “four”). Compare Arabic رُبْع (rubʕ) and Hebrew רֶבַע (réḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ruvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ruvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܪܘܒܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܪܘܒܥܐ)

1. (fractional number) fourth, quarter (¼)
2. (military) group of four soldiers; squad
3. log (unit of measure)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܘܒܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܪܘܒܥ		1st person	ܪܘܒܥܝ		ܪܘܒܥܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒܥ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܥܟ	ܪܘܒܥܟܝ	ܪܘܒܥܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܥܗ	ܪܘܒܥܗ	ܪܘܒܥܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܪܘܒܥܝܢ		1st person	ܪܘܒܥܝ		ܪܘܒܥܝܢ
	construct	ܪܘܒܥܝ		2nd person	ܪܘܒܥܝܟ	ܪܘܒܥܝܟܝ	ܪܘܒܥܝܟܘܢ	ܪܘܒܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܪܘܒܥܐ		3rd person	ܪܘܒܥܘܗܝ	ܪܘܒܥܝܗ	ܪܘܒܥܝܗܘܢ	ܪܘܒܥܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܪܒܝܥܝܐ

References

• “rwbˁ”, 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. 336a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 533a
• 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. 1443b