ܥܩܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic עֲקֶרְבָא (ʿăqerḇā), from Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-; compare Classical Syriac ܥܩܪܒܐ (ʿqarḇā), Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב ('akráv).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁāqirḇāf (plural ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁāqirḇē) or ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇāṯā))

  1. scorpion

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܵܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁāqraḇ) 1st person ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁāqirḇī) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁāqirḇan)
construct ܥܵܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁāqraḇ) 2nd person ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāqirḇōḵ) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāqirḇāḵ) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā) 3rd person ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܹܗ (ˁāqirḇēh) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁāqirḇāh) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇhōn)
plural absolute ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܢ (ˁāqirḇīn) 1st person ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁāqirḇī) ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁāqirḇan)
construct ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (ˁāqirḇay) 2nd person ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁāqirḇōḵ) ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁāqirḇāḵ) ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁāqirḇē) 3rd person ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁāqirḇūh) ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (ˁāqirḇōh) ܥܵܩܸܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁāqirḇayhōn)

Proper noun

ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁāqirḇāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁāqirḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbɑ], [ʕ(ə)qarbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbe], [ʕ(ə)qarbe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbāf (plural ܥܩܪܒܐ)

  1. scorpion
  2. war machine

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܩܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪܒ 1st person ܥܩܪܒܝ ܥܩܪܒܢ
construct ܥܩܪܒ 2nd person ܥܩܪܒܟ ܥܩܪܒܟܝ ܥܩܪܒܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܒܗ ܥܩܪܒܗ ܥܩܪܒܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܩܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܥܩܪܒܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܢ
construct ܥܩܪܒܝ 2nd person ܥܩܪܒܝܟ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܒܘܗܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܗ ܥܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • ˁqrb”, 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 262b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 426a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 1133a