ܬܒܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܒ ܢ (t b n)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic תִּבְנָא (teḇnā), possibly from Akkadian 𒅔 (tibnu, “straw”), otherwise cognate to it; compare Arabic تِبْن (tibn) and Hebrew תֶּבֶן (téven). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former; compare Arabic تَبَّان (tabbān).

Pronunciation

• ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [tɪwnaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tuːna]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tɪvnaː]
• ܬܲܒܵܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [tabbɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ • (tiḇnā) m

1. straw, hay, chaff

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ (tiḇnī)		ܬܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ (tiḇnan)
	construct	ܬܸܒ݂ܢ (tiḇn)		2nd person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܘܼܟ݂ (tiḇnūḵ)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tiḇnāḵ)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiḇnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (tiḇnā)		3rd person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܹܗ (tiḇnēh)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܗ̇ (tiḇnāh)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܗܘܿܢ (tiḇnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (tiḇnī)		ܬܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (tiḇnan)
	construct	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (tiḇnay)		2nd person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tiḇnūḵ)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tiḇnāḵ)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tiḇnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (tiḇnē)		3rd person	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tiḇnūh)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tiḇnōh)	ܬܸܒ݂ܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tiḇnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (šḇīl tiḇnā, “Milky Way”)
• ܬܵܒ݂ܹܢ (tāḇēn, “to develop paresthesia”)

Noun

ܬܲܒܵܢܵܐ • (tabbānā) m (plural ܬܲܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tabbānē), feminine ܬܲܒܵܢܬܵܐ (tabbāntā))

1. baler

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܲܒܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܒܵܢܝܼ (tabbānī)		ܬܲܒܵܢܲܢ (tabbānan)
	construct	ܬܲܒܵܢ (tabbān)		2nd person	ܬܲܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (tabbānūḵ)	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (tabbānāḵ)	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tabbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܐ (tabbānā)		3rd person	ܬܲܒܵܢܹܗ (tabbānēh)	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܗ̇ (tabbānāh)	ܬܲܒܵܢܗܘܿܢ (tabbānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܬܲܒܵܢܝܼ̈ (tabbānī)		ܬܲܒܵܢܲܢ̈ (tabbānan)
	construct	ܬܲܒܵܢܲܝ̈ (tabbānay)		2nd person	ܬܲܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (tabbānūḵ)	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (tabbānāḵ)	ܬܲܒܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (tabbānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܬܲܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (tabbānē)		3rd person	ܬܲܒܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (tabbānūh)	ܬܲܒܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (tabbānōh)	ܬܲܒܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (tabbānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒅔 (tibnu, “straw”), otherwise cognate to it. Compare Arabic تِبْن (tibn) and Hebrew תֶּבֶן (téḇen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɛvnɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܬܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. straw, hay, chaff

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܒܢ		1st person	ܬܒܢܝ		ܬܒܢܢ
	construct	ܬܒܢ		2nd person	ܬܒܢܟ	ܬܒܢܟܝ	ܬܒܢܟܘܢ	ܬܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܒܢܗ	ܬܒܢܗ	ܬܒܢܗܘܢ	ܬܒܢܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫܒܝܠ ܬܒܢܐ

Descendants

• → Arabic: تِبْن (tibn)

Etymology 2

Modified from above. Compare Arabic تَبَّان (tabbān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tabbɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tabbɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܬܒܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܬܒܢܐ)

1. baler

Inflection

Inflection of ܬܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܬܒܢ		1st person	ܬܒܢܝ		ܬܒܢܢ
	construct	ܬܒܢ		2nd person	ܬܒܢܟ	ܬܒܢܟܝ	ܬܒܢܟܘܢ	ܬܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܒܢܗ	ܬܒܢܗ	ܬܒܢܗܘܢ	ܬܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܬܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܬܒܢܝ		ܬܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܬܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܬܒܢܝܟ	ܬܒܢܝܟܝ	ܬܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܬܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܬܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܬܒܢܘܗܝ	ܬܒܢܝܗ	ܬܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܬܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “tbn”, 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. 387a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 603b
• 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. 1620b