ܠܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܠ ܒ ܒ (l b b)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), from Proto-Semitic *libb-; compare Hebrew לֵב (lev), Arabic لُبّ (lubb) and Akkadian 𒊮 (libbum).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [lɪbbaː]

Noun

ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ • (libbē) m sg (plural ܠܸܒܹ̈ܐ (libbē) or ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (libbāwātē) or ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē))

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. center/centre, middle, core
    Synonyms: ܡܸܨܥܬ݂ܵܐ (miṣˁṯā), ܩܸܛܪܘܿܢ (qiṭrōn)
  3. (figuratively) mind, soul
    Synonyms: ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā), ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ (nafšā), ܓܵܢܵܐ (gānā)
  4. (figuratively) courage
    Synonym: ܠܘܼܒܵܒ݂ܵܐ (lubbāḇā)
  5. kernel

Usage notes

The plural ܠܸܒܵܒܹ̈ܐ (libbābē) is reserved for the sense of kernel.

Inflection
Inflection of ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܠܸܒܝܼ
(libī)		 ܠܸܒܲܢ
(libban)
construct ܠܸܒ݂
(liḇ)		 2nd person ܠܸܒܘܼܟ݂
(libūḵ)		 ܠܸܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(libbāḵ)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(libbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܸܒܵܐ
(libbā)		 3rd person ܠܸܒܹܗ
(libbēh)		 ܠܸܒܵܗ̇
(libbāh)		 ܠܸܒܗܘܿܢ
(libhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈
(libbāwātī)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈
(libbāwātan)
construct ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈
(libbāwāt)		 2nd person ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(libbāwātūḵ)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(libbāwātāḵ)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(libbāwātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ
(libbāwātē)		 3rd person ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(libbāwātūh)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(libbāwātōh)		 ܠܸܒܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(libbāwāthōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac
ܠܒܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈlɛb.bɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɪb.bɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɛ.bo]

Noun

ܠܒܐ • (lebbā) m (plural ܠܒܐ (lebbē) or ܠܒܘܬܐ (lebbawwāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. (anatomy, figuratively) stomach, innards, viscera
  3. (anatomy, euphemistic) penis
  4. center/centre, middle, core
  5. (figuratively) mind, soul
  6. (botany) pith
  7. cake, pie

Inflection
    declension of ܠܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܠܒ ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
construct ܠܒ ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
emphatic ܠܒܐ ܠܒܘܬܐ ,ܠܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܠܒܝ ܠܒܘܬܝ ,ܠܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܠܒܟ ܠܒܘܬܟ ,ܠܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܠܒܟܝ ܠܒܘܬܟܝ ,ܠܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܠܒܗ ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܠܒܗ ܠܒܘܬܗ ,ܠܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܠܒܢ ܠܒܘܬܢ ,ܠܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܠܒܟܘܢ ܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܠܒܟܝܢ ܠܒܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܠܒܗܘܢ ܠܒܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܠܒܗܝܢ ܠܒܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܠܒܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

References
  • “lb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233b
  • 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 666a-b

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