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 {{{sg.abs.}}} 1st person ܪܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī) ܪܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
construct {{{sg.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܪܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanōḵ) ܪܲܒܲܢܵܟ݂ܝ (rabbanāḵ) ܪܲܒܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪܲܒܲܢ (rabban) 3rd person ܪܲܒܲܢܹܗ (rabbanēh) ܪܲܒܲܢܵܗ̇ (rabbanāh) ܪܲܒܲܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbanhōn)
plural absolute {{{pl.abs.}}} 1st person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܝܼ (rabbanī) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܲܢ (rabbanan)
construct {{{pl.cstr.}}} 2nd person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܟ݂ (rabbanōḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܟ݂ܝ (rabbanḵ) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rabbanāwḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܹܐ (rabbanē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܼܗܝ (rabbanūh) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܘܿܗ̇ (rabbannōh) ܪ̈ܲܒܲܢܗܘܿܢ (rabbanhōn)