ܨܒܥܐ

Inherited from Aramaic אֶצְבְּעָא (ʾeṣbəʿā). The deletion of the initial alaph also occurs in Classical Syriac ܨܸܒ݂ܥܵܐ (ṣeḇʿā) and Turoyo ܨܰܘܥܐ (ṣawco); compare Arabic إِصْبَع (ʔiṣbaʕ) and Hebrew אֶצְבַּע ('étsba).

• ܨܸܒܥܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁṯā)

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤɪb.ʕɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [sˤɪpˤ.pˤaː]

ܨܸܒܥܵܐ • (ṣibˁā) f (plural ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā) or ܨܸܒ̈ܥܹܐ (ṣibˁē))

1. (anatomy) finger, toe, digit
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Leviticus 14:16:

     ܘܛܵܡܹܫ ܟܵܗܢܵܐ ܨܸܒܥܹܗ ܕܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܓܲܘ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܹܐ ܕܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ، ܘܡܲܪܝܸܣ ܡܸܢ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ ܒܨܸܒܥܹܗ ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܓܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     w-ṭāmēš kāhnā ṣibˁēh d-yamīnā gaw mišḥā d-īlēh gaw īḏē d-simmālā, w-maryis min mišḥā b-ṣibˁēh šḇaˁ gāhē qām māryā.

     Then the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Luke 11:20:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܒܨܸܒܥܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܦܲܠܘܿܛܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܫܹܐܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ.

     īnā in b-ṣibˁā d-allāhā mpalōṭē ìwen šēḏē, qrīḇ lāh ˁallawḵōn malkūṯā d-allāhā.

     But if I cast out demons with the finger of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

2. finger (unit of measure equal to six barleycorns)

• (Fingers) ܨܸܒ̈ܥܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ṣibˁāṯā); ܟܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (krāṯā, “thumb”), ܡܵܛܘܿܚܬܵܐ (māṭōḥtā, “index finger”), ܡܸܨܥܵܝܬܵܐ (miṣˁāytā, “the middle finger”), ܒܸܨܪܵܐ (biṣrā, “ring finger”), ܚܸܨܪܵܐ (ḥiṣrā, “little finger, pinky”), ^{(Category: aii:Fingers)}

• ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (īḏā, “hand”)
• ܥܲܩܠܵܐ (ˁaqlā, “foot”)

Active noun of ܨܵܒ݂ܹܥ (ṣāḇēˁ, “to dip, dye”); compare Arabic صَبَّاغ (ṣabbāḡ) and Hebrew צַבָּע (tsabá).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sˤabbɑːʕɑː]

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) m sg (plural ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (ṣabbāˁē), feminine ܨܲܒܵܥܬܵܐ (ṣabbāˁtā))

1. dyer (person who dyes cloth or other material)
2. painter (workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush)

• ܒܲܪ ܨܲܒܵܥܹ̈ܐ (bar ṣabbāˁē)

ܨܲܒܵܥܵܐ • (ṣabbāˁā) ?

1. a surname

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

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

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

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

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

From the root ܨ ܒ ܥ 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).

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

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣeḇʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. color/colour, coloring/colouring

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

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

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣəḇāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyeing, coloring/colouring
2. dye, pigment
3. (medicine) external application

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

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

ܨܒܥܐ • (ṣabbāʿā) m (plural ܨܒܥܐ)

1. dyer

• “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, →ISBN, pages 1272a–b