ܫܘܟܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܫܸܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šikḇānā)

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܟ ܒ (š k b)
1 term

Also found in Classical Syriac ܫܘܟܒܢܐ (šuḵbānā), from the verb ܫܵܟ݂ܹܒ݂ (šāḵēḇ, “to lie down”). On the noun pattern 1u23ānā with an irregular gemination in the second radical.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃukkwaːnaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃɪt͡ʃwaːnaː]

Noun

ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (šukḇānā) m (plural ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šukḇānē))

1. ant

   Synonyms: ܢܲܡܠܵܐ (namlā), ܫܘܼܫܡܵܢܵܐ (šušmānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ (šukḇānī)		ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ (šukḇānan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢ (šukḇān)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (šukḇānūḵ)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (šukḇānāḵ)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šukḇānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (šukḇānā)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ (šukḇānēh)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܗ̇ (šukḇānāh)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܗܘܿܢ (šukḇānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܝܼ̈ (šukḇānī)		ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܲܢ̈ (šukḇānan)
	construct	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܲܝ̈ (šukḇānay)		2nd person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (šukḇānūḵ)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (šukḇānāḵ)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šukḇānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܹ̈ܐ (šukḇānē)		3rd person	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (šukḇānūh)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šukḇānōh)	ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (šukḇānhōn)

Proper noun

ܫܘܼܟܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ • (šukḇānā) m

1. a surname