ܕܒܐ
See also: ܪܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *dubb- (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈdɛb.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈdɪb.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈde.bo]
Noun
ܕܒܐ • (debbā) c (plural ܕܒܐ (debbē))
- bear
- Peshitta, 2 Kings 2:24:
- ܘܢܦܩ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܕ̈ܒܝܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܒܐ: ܘܦܪܬ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܘܬܪܝܢ ܛܠܝ̈ܝܢ.
- wa-nəp̄aq tartēn debbīn men ʿāḇā, wə-p̄arreṯ menhōn ʾarbəʿīn wa-ṯərēn ṭəlāyīn.
- And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
- Peshitta, 2 Kings 2:24:
Inflection
inflection of ܕܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܒ | ܕܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܒ | ܕܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܒܐ | ܕܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܒܝ | ܕܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܒܟ | ܕܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܒܟܝ | ܕܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܒܗ | ܕܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܒܗ | ܕܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܒܢ | ܕܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܒܟܘܢ | ܕܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܒܟܝܢ | ܕܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܒܗܘܢ | ܕܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܒܗܝܢ | ܕܒܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “db”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 57a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 81b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 268b