# ጸብእ
## Ge'ez
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate with Hebrew צָבָא (“military, army, host”).

### Noun

ጸብእ • (ṣäbʾ) (plural አጽባእ/አጽባእት)
* army, armed forces
* host
* war expedition, battle

#### Declension

| Number | State | State | Case | Case |
| Number | State | State | nominative/genitive | accusative |
| singular | absolute | absolute | ጸብእ (ṣäbʾ) | ጸብአ (ṣäbʾä) |
| singular | construct | construct | ጸብአ (ṣäbʾä) | ጸብአ (ṣäbʾä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 1s | ጸብእየ (ṣäbʾəyä) | ጸብእየ (ṣäbʾəyä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | ጸብእከ (ṣäbʾəkä) | ጸብአከ (ṣäbʾäkä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | ጸብእኪ (ṣäbʾəki) | ጸብአኪ (ṣäbʾäki) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | ጸብኡ (ṣäbʾu) | ጸብኦ (ṣäbʾo) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | ጸብኣ (ṣäbʾa) | ጸብኣ (ṣäbʾa) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 1p | ጸብእነ (ṣäbʾənä) | ጸብአነ (ṣäbʾänä) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | ጸብእክሙ (ṣäbʾəkmu) | ጸብአክሙ (ṣäbʾäkmu) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | ጸብእክን (ṣäbʾəkn) | ጸብአክን (ṣäbʾäkn) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | ጸብኦሙ (ṣäbʾomu) | ጸብኦሙ (ṣäbʾomu) |
| singular | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | ጸብኦን (ṣäbʾon) | ጸብኦን (ṣäbʾon) |
| plural | absolute | absolute | አጽባእ (ʾäṣbaʾ) | አጽባአ (ʾäṣbaʾä) |
| plural | construct | construct | አጽባአ (ʾäṣbaʾä) | አጽባአ (ʾäṣbaʾä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1s | አጽባእየ (ʾäṣbaʾyä) | አጽባእየ (ʾäṣbaʾyä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | አጽባኢከ (ʾäṣbaʾikä) | አጽባኢከ (ʾäṣbaʾikä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | አጽባእኪ (ʾäṣbaʾki); አጽባኢኪ (ʾäṣbaʾiki) | አጽባእኪ (ʾäṣbaʾki); አጽባኢኪ (ʾäṣbaʾiki) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | አጽባኢሁ (ʾäṣbaʾihu) | አጽባኢሁ (ʾäṣbaʾihu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | አጽባኢሃ (ʾäṣbaʾiha) | አጽባኢሃ (ʾäṣbaʾiha) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1p | አጽባኢነ (ʾäṣbaʾinä) | አጽባኢነ (ʾäṣbaʾinä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | አጽባኢክሙ (ʾäṣbaʾikmu) | አጽባኢክሙ (ʾäṣbaʾikmu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | አጽባኢክን (ʾäṣbaʾikn) | አጽባኢክን (ʾäṣbaʾikn) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | አጽባኢሆሙ (ʾäṣbaʾihomu) | አጽባኢሆሙ (ʾäṣbaʾihomu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | አጽባኢሆን (ʾäṣbaʾihon) | አጽባኢሆን (ʾäṣbaʾihon) |
| plural | absolute | absolute | አጽባእት (ʾäṣbaʾt) | አጽባእተ (ʾäṣbaʾtä) |
| plural | construct | construct | አጽባእተ (ʾäṣbaʾtä) | አጽባእተ (ʾäṣbaʾtä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1s | አጽባእትየ (ʾäṣbaʾtəyä) | አጽባእትየ (ʾäṣbaʾtəyä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2ms | አጽባእቲከ (ʾäṣbaʾtikä) | አጽባእቲከ (ʾäṣbaʾtikä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fs | አጽባእትኪ (ʾäṣbaʾtəki); አጽባእቲኪ (ʾäṣbaʾtiki) | አጽባእትኪ (ʾäṣbaʾtəki); አጽባእቲኪ (ʾäṣbaʾtiki) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3ms | አጽባእቲሁ (ʾäṣbaʾtihu) | አጽባእቲሁ (ʾäṣbaʾtihu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fs | አጽባእቲሃ (ʾäṣbaʾtiha) | አጽባእቲሃ (ʾäṣbaʾtiha) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 1p | አጽባእቲነ (ʾäṣbaʾtinä) | አጽባእቲነ (ʾäṣbaʾtinä) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2mp | አጽባእቲክሙ (ʾäṣbaʾtikmu) | አጽባእቲክሙ (ʾäṣbaʾtikmu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 2fp | አጽባእቲክን (ʾäṣbaʾtikn) | አጽባእቲክን (ʾäṣbaʾtikn) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3mp | አጽባእቲሆሙ (ʾäṣbaʾtihomu) | አጽባእቲሆሙ (ʾäṣbaʾtihomu) |
| plural | With possessive pronouns | 3fp | አጽባእቲሆን (ʾäṣbaʾtihon) | አጽባእቲሆን (ʾäṣbaʾtihon) |

#### Related terms

* ጸብአ (ṣäbʾä)
* ተጸብአ (täṣäbʾä)
* ተጻብአ (täṣabʾä)
* ጽቡእ (ṣəbuʾ)
* ጸባኢ (ṣäbaʾi)
* ጸባኢት (ṣäbaʾit)
* ተጻባኢ (täṣabaʾi)
* መጽብእት (mäṣbəʾt)
* ምጽባእ (məṣbaʾ)
* ጸባኦት (ṣäbaʾot)

### References

* Dillmann, August (1865) “ጸብእ”, in Lexicon linguae aethiopicae cum indice latino (in Latin), Leipzig: T. O. Weigel