ܫܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܫ ܒ ܒ (š b b)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic שְׁבָבָא (šəḇāḇā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒁀𒁉𒅎 (/⁠ša bābi⁠/, “doorkeeper; person belonging to a sector of a city, of a particular area around a section of wall, nearest such a gate or entrance”, literally “of the gate”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃəwɑːwɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃəvɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (šḇāḇā) m sg (plural ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šḇāḇē), feminine ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (šḇāḇtā))

neighbor (person living on adjacent or nearby land)
- Mark 12:31:
  ܘܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܕܬܪܹܝܢ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܡܹܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ، ’ܕܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ ܠܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂‘».
  w-puqdānā d-trēn kē dāmē illēh, ‘d-maḥḥibit l-šḇāḇūḵ ayḵ gānūḵ’”.
  And the second, like it is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ (šḇāḇī)		ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ (šḇāḇan)
	construct	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ (šḇāḇ)	2^nd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (šḇāḇūḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (šḇāḇāḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (šḇāḇā)	3^rd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹܗ (šḇāḇēh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (šḇāḇāh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (šḇāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (šḇāḇī)		ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (šḇāḇan)
	construct	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (šḇāḇay)	2^nd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šḇāḇūḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šḇāḇāḵ)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (šḇāḇē)	3^rd person	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šḇāḇūh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šḇāḇōh)	ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šḇāḇhōn)

Derived terms

ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (šḇāḇāyā, “neighbourly”)
ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (šḇāḇūtā, “neighbourhood”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒊭𒁀𒁉𒅎 (/⁠ša bābi⁠/, “doorkeeper?; person belonging to a sector of a city, of a particular area around a section of wall, nearest such a gate or entrance”, literally “of the gate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑvɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑve] (plural)

Adjective

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ܫܒܒܐ • (šəḇāḇā) m (plural ܫܒܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܒܬܐ)

nearby, neighboring/neighbouring

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܒܒܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܫܒܒ	ܫܒܒܐ	ܫܒܒܝܢ	ܫܒܒܢ
construct	ܫܒܒ	ܫܒܒܬ	ܫܒܒܝ	ܫܒܒܬ
emphatic	ܫܒܒܐ	ܫܒܒܬܐ	ܫܒܒܐ	ܫܒܒܬܐ

Noun

ܫܒܒܐ • (šəḇāḇā) m (plural ܫܒܒܐ (šəḇāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܒܬܐ (šəḇāḇtā))

neighbor/neighbour

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܒܒܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܒ	1^st person	ܫܒܒܝ		ܫܒܒܢ
	construct	ܫܒܒ	2^nd person	ܫܒܒܟ	ܫܒܒܟܝ	ܫܒܒܟܘܢ	ܫܒܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܒܐ	3^rd person	ܫܒܒܗ	ܫܒܒܗ	ܫܒܒܗܘܢ	ܫܒܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܒܝܢ	1^st person	ܫܒܒܝ		ܫܒܒܝܢ
	construct	ܫܒܒܝ	2^nd person	ܫܒܒܝܟ	ܫܒܒܝܟܝ	ܫܒܒܝܟܘܢ	ܫܒܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܒܐ	3^rd person	ܫܒܒܘܗܝ	ܫܒܒܝܗ	ܫܒܒܝܗܘܢ	ܫܒܒܝܗܝܢ

References

“šbb”, 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, page 356a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 555a
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 1499a