ܢܩܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܩ ܒ (n q b)
2 terms

Alternative forms

• ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܐ (niqḇā)

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nekevá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɪqbəθaː]
• (Bakhdede) IPA^(key): [nqɪpθa]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [nɪqwa]

Noun

ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ • (niqbṯā) f sg (plural ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (niqḇāṯē), masculine ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā))

1. female

   Antonyms: ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ (diḵrā), ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ (urzā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܝܼ (niqbṯī)		ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܲܢ (niqbṯan)
	construct	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (niqḇaṯ)	2nd person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (niqbṯūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (niqbṯāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqbṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ (niqbṯā)	3rd person	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܹܗ (niqbṯēh)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (niqbṯāh)	ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (niqbṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (niqḇāṯī)		ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (niqḇāṯan)
	construct	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (niqḇāṯ)	2nd person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (niqḇāṯūḵ)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (niqḇāṯāḵ)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (niqḇāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (niqḇāṯē)	3rd person	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (niqḇāṯūh)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (niqḇāṯōh)	ܢܸܩܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (niqḇāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (niqbṯānāyā, “female, feminine”)
• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (niqbṯānāˀīṯ, “in a feminine way, in the feminine gender”)
• ܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (niqbṯānāyūtā, “femininity”)

See also

• ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā, “woman”), ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬ݂ܵܐ (atṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Hebrew נְקֵבָה (nəqēḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛqb(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛq(ə)vɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܩܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܩܒܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܕܟܪܐ)

1. female, woman

Inflection

    declension of ܢܩܒܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܩܒܐ	ܢܩܒܢ
construct	ܢܩܒܬ	ܢܩܒܬ
emphatic	ܢܩܒܬܐ	ܢܩܒܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܩܒܬܝ	ܢܩܒܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܩܒܬܟ	ܢܩܒܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܩܒܬܟܝ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܩܒܬܗ	ܢܩܒܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܩܒܬܢ	ܢܩܒܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܩܒܬܟܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܩܒܬܟܝܢ	ܢܩܒܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܩܒܬܗܘܢ	ܢܩܒܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܩܒܬܗܝܢ	ܢܩܒܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܢܩܒ
• ܢܩܒܬ
• ܢܩܒܬܘܬܐ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܐ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܐܝܬ
• ܢܩܒܬܢܘܬܐ

References

• “nqbh”, 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, p. 212a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 350a
• 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, p. 944a