ܢܒܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)vijɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [n(ə)vije(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܒܝܐ • (nǝḇī(ˀ)ā) m (plural ܢܒܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܒܝܬܐ)
- prophet
- Synonym: ܚܙܝܐ
- interpreter
- speaker, spokesman
- codex
Inflection
inflection of ܢܒܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܒܝ | ܢܒܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܒܝ | ܢܒܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܒܝܐ | ܢܒܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܒܝܝ | ܢܒܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܒܝܟ | ܢܒܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܒܝܟܝ | ܢܒܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܒܝܗ | ܢܒܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܒܝܗ | ܢܒܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܒܝܢ | ܢܒܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܒܝܟܘܢ | ܢܒܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܒܝܟܝܢ | ܢܒܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܒܝܗܘܢ | ܢܒܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܒܝܗܝܢ | ܢܒܝܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܒܝܘܬܐ
References
- “nby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 195a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 326a
- 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, p. 884a
Anagrams
- ܒܝܢܐ
- ܒܢܝܐ
- ܝܒܢܐ
- ܢܝܒܐ