ܨܒܥܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܨܒܥܬܐ

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ʔiṣbaʕ-, this form being a back-formation from the plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā), a similar form also occurring in Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿṯā), which was likewise a variant developed from ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣeḇʿāṯā), the plural-formation of Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣeḇʿā). Ultimately from a variant of Aramaic צבעא (sˤɛbʕā) or Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā); compare also Turoyo ܨܰܘܥܐ (ṣawco), Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ) and Hebrew אֶצְבַּע (ʾeṣbaʿ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪbʕ(ə)θaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [sˤɪpˤ.taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [sˤɪbeːθa]

Noun

ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (ṣibˁṯā) f (plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā) or ܨܸܒ̈ܥܹܐ (ṣibˁē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣiḇˁṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܝܼ (ṣiḇˁṯī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܲܢ (ṣiḇˁṯan)
	construct	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܲܬ݂ (ṣiḇˁaṯ)	2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ṣiḇˁṯūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ṣiḇˁṯāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣiḇˁṯā)	3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܹܗ (ṣiḇˁṯēh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ṣiḇˁṯāh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ṣiḇˁāṯī)		ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ṣiḇˁāṯan)
	construct	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂̈ (ṣiḇˁāṯ)	2nd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ṣiḇˁāṯūḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ṣiḇˁāṯāḵ)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ṣiḇˁāṯē)	3rd person	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ṣiḇˁāṯūh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ṣiḇˁāṯōh)	ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ṣiḇˁāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܟܪܵܬܵܐ (krātā, “thumb”)
• ܡܵܛܘܿܚܬܵܐ (māṭōḥtā, “forefinger, index finger”)
• ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā, “middle finger”)
• ܒܸܨܪܵܐ (biṣrā, “ring finger”)
• ܚܸܨܪܵܐ (ḥiṣrā, “little finger”)

Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˤɛvʕɑθɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܨܒܥܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܨܒܥܐ