ܥܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܐ (ʿ-b-ʾ) related to swelling or thickening; compare Hebrew עָבָה (ʿāḇâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʕ(ə.)vɑ]

Verb

ܥܒܐ (ʿəḇā)

  1. to swell
  2. to thicken

Etymology 2

Either from the root ܥ-ܒ-ܐ (ʿ-b-ʾ) related to swelling or thickening or from the root ܥ-ܘ-ܒ (ʿ-w-b) related to darkening; compare Arabic غَابَة (ḡāba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʕɑ.vɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʕɑ.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܐ (ʿāḇā) m (plural ܥܒܐ)

  1. forest, woods, jungle
Inflection
Derived terms
See also
  • ܥܒܬܐ (ʿāḇtā)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abb-; compare Arabic ضَبّ (ḍabb, spiny-tailed lizard), Hebrew צַב (ṣaḇ, turtle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʕab.bɑ], [ˈʕɑ.vɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈʕab.be], [ˈʕɑ.ve] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܐ (ʿabbā, ʿāḇā) m (plural ܥܒܐ)

  1. The spiny-tailed lizard.
Inflection

References

  • ˁb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-03
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 246b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 395b
  • 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 1054b
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