ܫܒܒܬܐ

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)vɑvtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ʃ(ə)vɑvɑθɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܫܒܒܬܐ • (šəḇāḇtā, šəḇāḇāṯā)

feminine emphatic singular of ܫܒܒܐ (šəḇāḇā)
feminine emphatic plural of ܫܒܒܐ (šəḇāḇā)

Noun

ܫܒܒܬܐ • (šəḇāḇtā) f (plural ܫܒܒܬܐ (šəḇāḇāṯā), singular masculine counterpart ܫܒܒܐ (šəḇāḇā))

neighbor/neighbour

Inflection

Inflection of **ܫܒܒܬܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܒܐ	1^st person	ܫܒܒܬܝ		ܫܒܒܬܢ
	construct	ܫܒܒܬ	2^nd person	ܫܒܒܬܟ	ܫܒܒܬܟܝ	ܫܒܒܬܟܘܢ	ܫܒܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܒܬܐ	3^rd person	ܫܒܒܬܗ	ܫܒܒܬܗ	ܫܒܒܬܗܘܢ	ܫܒܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܒܢ	1^st person	ܫܒܒܬܢ		ܫܒܒܬܢ
	construct	ܫܒܒܬ	2^nd person	ܫܒܒܬܟ	ܫܒܒܬܟܝ	ܫܒܒܬܟܘܢ	ܫܒܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܒܬܐ	3^rd person	ܫܒܒܬܗ	ܫܒܒܬܗ	ܫܒܒܬܗܘܢ	ܫܒܒܬܗܝܢ

References

“šbbh”, 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 1499b