ܣܢܚܪܝܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew סַנְחֵרִיב (sankherív), from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/⁠Sîn-ahhī-erība⁠/, literally “Sîn has replaced brothers for me”); compare Arabic سَنْحَارِيب (sanḥārīb).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [san.xeːriːw]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [san.xiːruː], [san.xiːrɪv.]

Proper noun

ܣܲܢܚܹܪܝܼܒ݂ • (sanḥērīḇ) m

1. Sennacherib, Sanharib, or Sinharib, the name of two different Assyrian figures, one a king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the other the father of Saints Behnam and Sarah
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Sennacherib, in use among Assyrians and Armenians

Derived terms

• ܣܲܢܚܘܿ (sanḥō) (diminutive, nickname)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Hebrew סַנְחֵרִיב, from Akkadian 𒁹𒌍𒉽𒈨𒌍𒋢 (/⁠Sîn-ahhī-erība⁠/), meaning "Sîn has replaced brothers for me".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [sanħeriv], [sanħɛrriv]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [sanħeriw], [sanħɪrriw]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [sanħeriw], [sanħerib]

Proper noun

ܣܢܚܪܝܒ • (transliteration needed) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Sennacherib

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 414b