Where does “շաբաթ” come from?

շաբաթ (Old Armenian) comes from Classical Syriac ܫܒܬܐ, from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

շաբաթ (Old Armenian): Sabbath; Saturday; week

Definitions

  1. Sabbath; Saturday; week

Ancestry of “շաբաթ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical SyriacܫܒܬܐSabbath, Saturday; week; dill
2Aramaicשַׁבְּתָאsabbath
3HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
4Akkadianšapattum15

Words derived from “շաբաթ”

Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Aramaic שַׁבְּתָא →