ܒܝܣܦܩܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Of Parthian origin, analogous to Old Armenian դեսպակ (despak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəjɑspɛqɑ/ (singular)
- IPA(key): /bəjɑspɛqe/ (plural)
Noun
ܒܝܣܦܩܐ • (bəyāspeqā) m (plural ܒܝܣܦܩܐ (bəyāspeqē))
- mail wagon, courier’s coach
Inflection
declension of ܒܝܣܦܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܝܣܦܩ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܝܣܦܩ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܝܣܦܩܐ | ܒܝܣܦܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܝܣܦܩܝ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܝܣܦܩܟ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܝܣܦܩܗ | ܒܝܣܦܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܝܣܦܩܗ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܝܣܦܩܢ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܝܣܦܩܟܘܢ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝܢ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܝܣܦܩܗܘܢ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܝܣܦܩܗܝܢ | ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “byspqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28), Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54b