ܨܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܨܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ‎ (ṣuḇʿā)

Etymology

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ‎ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-; compare Arabic صِبْغ‎ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע‎ (tséva).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [sˤʊ.ʕɑ]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [sˤɛv.vɑ]

Noun

ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܐ • (ṣewʿa) m (plural ܨܹܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣewʿe))

  1. color

Declension
Inflection of ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣēḇʿā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܝܼ‎
(ṣēḇʿī)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܲܢ‎
(ṣēḇʿan)
construct ܨܹܒ݂ܥ‎
(ṣēḇʿ)		 2nd person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܘܼܟ݂‎
(ṣēḇʿuḵ)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ṣēḇʿāḵ)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣēḇʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܐ
(ṣēḇʿā)		 3rd person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܹܗ‎
(ṣēḇʿēh)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܘܿܗ̇‎
(ṣēḇʿoh)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܗܘܿܢ‎
(ṣēḇʿhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܝܼ̈‎
(ṣēḇʿī)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܲܢ̈‎
(ṣēḇʿan)
construct ܨܹܒ݂ܥܲܝ̈‎
(ṣēḇʿay)		 2nd person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ṣēḇʿuḵ)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ṣēḇʿāḵ)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣēḇʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܨܹܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ
(ṣēḇʿē)		 3rd person ܨܹܒ݂ܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(ṣēḇʿuh)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ṣēḇʿoh)		 ܨܹܒ݂ܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣēḇʿhon)

See also
Colors in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܨܸܒ݂ܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇʿē) (layout · text)
     ܚܘܵܪܵܐ‎ (ḥwārā)      ܩܲܛܡܵܐ‎ (qaṭmā)      ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ‎ (komā)
             ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ‎ (smoqā); ܩܸܪܡܝܼܙܵܐ‎ (qirmīzā)              ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (purtqālā); ܫܚܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (šḥīmā)              ܙܵܪܓܵܐ‎ (zārgā), ܫܲܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (šaʿoṯā)
             ܠܲܝܡܵܐ‎ (laymā)              ܝܲܪܘܼܩܵܐ‎ (yaruqā)              ܩܝܼܢܵܐ‎ (qīnā)
             ܟܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (kyānā)              ܙܲܪܩܵܐ‎ (zarqā)              ܡܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (mīlā)
             ܒܵܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ‎ (bānafšā); ܡܲܝܩܵܐ‎ (mayqā)              ܦ̮ܘܼܫܝܼܵܐ‎ (fušīyā); ܐܲܪܓܘܵܢܵܐ‎ (argwānā)              ܘܲܪܕܵܐ‎ (wardā)

Noun

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāʿē))

  1. dyer: a person whose trade is the dyeing of cloth or other material.

Declension
Inflection of ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܐ (ṣaḇḇāʿā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܝܼ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿī)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܲܢ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿan)
construct ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿ)		 2nd person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܘܼܟ݂‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿuḵ)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿāḵ)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܐ
(ṣaḇḇāʿā)		 3rd person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܹܗ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿēh)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܘܿܗ̇‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿoh)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܗܘܿܢ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܝܼ̈‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿī)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܲܢ̈‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿan)
construct ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܲܝ̈‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿay)		 2nd person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿuḵ)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿāḵ)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿāwḵon)
emphatic ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܹ̈ܐ
(ṣaḇḇāʿē)		 3rd person ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿuh)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿoh)		 ܨܲܒ݂ܵܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(ṣaḇḇāʿhon)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא‎ (ʾeṣbəʿā), Arabic إِصْبَع‎ (ʾiṣbaʿ), Hebrew אֶצְבַּע‎ (ʾeṣbaʿ), Egyptian ḏbꜥ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)], [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) f (plural ܨܒܥܬܐ‎ or ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
  2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)
Usage notes

Usually, the plural ܨܒܥܐ‎ (ṣeḇʿēʾ) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܨܒܥܬܐ‎ (ṣeḇʿāṯāʾ) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).

Inflection
    declension of ܨܒܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
construct ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܬ ,ܨܒܥܝ‎
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ ܨܒܥܬܐ ,ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܒܥܝ‎ ܨܒܥܬܝ ,ܨܒܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟ‎ ܨܒܥܬܟ ,ܨܒܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝ‎ ܨܒܥܬܟܝ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܬܗ ,ܨܒܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܒܥܢ‎ ܨܒܥܬܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 2

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ‎ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing, and the verb ܨܒܥ‎ (ṣbaʿ, “to dip, to immerse; to dye”) from Proto-Semitic *ṣabaġ-. Compare Arabic صِبْغ‎ (ṣibḡ) and Hebrew צֶבַע‎ (ṣéḇaʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. color/colour, coloring/colouring
Inflection
    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
construct ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܒܥܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܒܥܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 3

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ‎ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبْغ‎ (ṣabḡ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤ(ə)vɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. dyeing, coloring/colouring
  2. dye, pigment
  3. (medicine) external application
Inflection
    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
construct ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܒܥܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܒܥܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ‎

Etymology 4

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܥ‎ (ṣ-b-ʿ) related to dyeing. Compare Arabic صَبَّاغ‎ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע‎ (ṣabbāʿ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sˤabbɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤabbɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

  1. dyer
Inflection
    inflection of ܨܒܥܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
construct ܨܒܥ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
emphatic ܨܒܥܐ ܨܒܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܨܒܥܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܨܒܥܗ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܨܒܥܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܨܒܥܟܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܘܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܨܒܥܗܝܢ‎ ܨܒܥܝܗܝܢ‎

References
  • “ṣbˁ”, 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 298a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 473a
  • 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 1272a-b
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