ܐܠܝܫܒܥ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [eːliʃːwaʕ]

Proper noun

ܐܹܠܝܼܫܒ݂ܲܥ • (ēlīšwaʿ) f

1. (biblical) Elisheba (wife of Aaron)
   • Exodus 6:23:

     ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܗܪܘܿܢ ܠܐܹܠܝܼܫܒ݂ܲܥ، ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܕܥܲܡܝܼܢܵܕܵܒ݂، ܚܵܬܵܐ ܕܢܲܚܫܘܿܢ، ܐܸܠܹܗ ܠܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ؛ ܘܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܩܵܬܹܗ ܠܢܵܕܵܒ݂، ܘܠܐܵܒ݂ܝܼܗܘܼ، ܠܐܹܠܝܼܥܵܙܲܪ، ܘܠܐܝܼܬܵܡܵܪ.

     w-šqillēh ahron l-ēlīšwaʿ brātā d-ʿamīnādāw, ḵātā d-naḵšon, illēh l-baḵtā; w-lidlāh qatēh l-nādāw, w-l-āwīdu, l-ēlīʿāzar, w-l-ītāmār.

     Aaron took to himself Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Nahshon, as wife; and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2. (biblical) Elizabeth (mother of John the Baptist)
   • Luke 1:41:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܵܗ̇ ܐܹܠܝܼܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܝܲܡ، ܓ̰ܘܝܼܓ̰ ܠܹܗ ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܒܟܹܪ݇ܣܘܿܗ̇، ܘܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܠܝܼܬܵ‌ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ.

     īman d-šmiʿlāh ēlīšwaʿ šlāmā d-maryam, jwijlēh yālā b-kēsoh, w-pišlāh mlītā min ruḵā d-qudšā.

     And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

3. a female given name