ܪܒܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From ܪܒܐ (rabbā, great), from the root ܪ-ܒ-ܒ (r-b-b) related to greatness + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rabbuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rab(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rabbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rabbəwāṯā))

  1. greatness, grandeur, magnificence, majesty
  2. power
  3. importance
  4. esteem, dignity, honour
  5. generosity
  6. size, magnitude
  7. increase, augmentation
Inflection

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew רְבָבָה (rəḇāḇā́).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛbbuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛb(bə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Numeral

ܪܒܘܬܐ • (rebbūṯā) f (plural ܪܒܘܬܐ (rebbəwāṯā))

  1. myriad, ten thousand
Inflection
Descendants
  • Arabic: رِبِّيُّونَ (ribbiyyūna)
  • Arabic: رِبْوَة (ribwa)

References

  • rbw2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-03-19
  • rbw”, 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, pages 334b, 335a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 526a
  • 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, page 1426b
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