Etymology
From Classical Phrygian ʌɛɓ̰ (lebb), from Proto-Semitic *libb-. Cognate with Hebrew לֵב (lev), Aramaic לִבָּא (libbā), Arabic لُبّ (lubb), among others. The plural forms were likely derived by analogy with other nouns for body parts, since most use the fossilized dual paradigm.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Phrygian) IPA: /lɛb(ː)/
- (Smyrna Phrygian) IPA: [ləb(ː)]
- (Attalia Phrygian) IPA: [lɛbː]
- (Prusa Phrygian) IPA: [lɛb(ː)]
- (Classical Phrygian) IPA: /lebː/
Noun
ʌɛɓ̰ • (leb) m (plural ʌɛɓ̰ɑ́)
- (uncountable) guts, innards
- (uncountable or countable) pulp, mush
- (archaic, countable) heart
- Synonyms: (literal) sɑ́ɯɛɯ, (figurative) ɛɼ̃óıp
Inflection
ExpandDeclension of ʌɛɓ̰ (leb)
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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o̔ʌ
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ʌɛɓ̰ leb
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o̔ʌ
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ʌɛɓ̰ɑ́ lebá
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Oblique
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roʌ
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ʌɛ́ɓ̰ɛ lébe
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roʌ
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ʌɛɓ̰ɑ́ı lebái
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Vocative
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oɛx
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oɛ́xoɯ
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