ܐܪܢܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Akin to Arabic أَرْنَب (ʔarnab) and Hebrew אַרְנָב (ʾarnā́ḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔarn(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔarn(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) m (plural ܐܪܢܒܐ (ʾarnəḇē))

1. (oncology, pathology) tumor/tumour

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܢܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܢܒ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܟ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܢܒܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܝܟ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܘܗܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) f (plural ܐܪܢܒܐ (ʾarnəḇē))

1. rabbit, hare

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܪܢܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܪܢܒ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܟ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗ	ܐܪܢܒܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܪܢܒܝܢ		1st person	ܐܪܢܒܝ		ܐܪܢܒܝܢ
	construct	ܐܪܢܒܝ		2nd person	ܐܪܢܒܝܟ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܪܢܒܐ		3rd person	ܐܪܢܒܘܗܝ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܘܢ	ܐܪܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܐܪܢܒܐ • (ʾarnəḇā) f

1. (astronomy) Lepus

Synonyms

• ܠܐܓܘܣ

References

• “ˀrnb”, 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 20a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 29b
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901), Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 393
• 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, page 103a