ܪܒܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܒ (r b b)
7 terms

Developed from ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, master) +‎ -ܲܢ (-an, our), literally our master. The original meaning of “Our master” is not felt and hence this word is used as its own noun; compare also in ܪܲܒܝܼ (rabī, professor; rabbi, literally my master).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [rab.ban.]

Noun

ܪܲܒܲܢ • (rabbanm (plural ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܹܐ (rabbanē), feminine ܪܲܒܲܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (rabbanīṯā))

  1. monastic, monk
    Synonym: ܕܲܝܵܪܵܐ (dayyārā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܲܒܲܢ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban) 1st person ܪܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī) ܪܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
construct ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban) 2nd person ܪܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanōḵ) ܪܲܒܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbanāḵ) ܪܲܒܲܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban) 3rd person ܪܲܒܲܢܹܗ (rabbanēh) ܪܲܒܲܢܵܗ̇ (rabbanāh) ܪܲܒܲܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbanhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܝܼܢ (rabbanīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
construct ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܝ (rabbanay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbanāḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܹܐ (rabbanē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܗܝ (rabbanūh) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܗ̇ (rabbannōh) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rabbanayhōn)