LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

ambūbāia

ambūbāia f (genitive ambūbāiae)
Classical[am.buːˈbaj.ja]Ecclesiastical[am.buˈbaː.ja]

Meaning

  1. A Syrian female flute-player, dancer, and courtesan, typically working at the Circus Maximus in Rome.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeambūbāiaambūbāiae
genitiveambūbāiaeambūbāiārum
dativeambūbāiaeambūbāiīs
accusativeambūbāiamambūbāiās
ablativeambūbāiāambūbāiīs
vocativeambūbāiaambūbāiae

ambūbāĭa, ae, usu. in the plur., am-būbāĭae, ārum, f. from Syr. , plur. = tibia, Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 7,
I. a class of Syrian girls in Rome, who supported themselves by their music and immorality: ambubajarum collegia, * Hor. S. 1, 2, 1: ambubajarum ministeria, Suet. Ner. 27.—In sing., Petr. 74, 13.

Origins

Borrowed from Aramaic אַבּוּבָא (ʾabbūḇā, “pipe, flute”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒄀𒁍 (ebbūbum).

Quick answers

What does ambūbāia mean in Latin?
ambūbāia, a noun, means “A Syrian female flute-player, dancer, and courtesan, typically working at the Circus Maximus in Rome.”.
What is the genitive of ambūbāia?
The genitive singular is ambūbāiae. ambūbāia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce ambūbāia?
In classical Latin, [am.buːˈbaj.ja]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.buˈbaː.ja].