ܢܒܥܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܥ (n-b-ʿ) related to flowing; compare Arabic نَبْع (nabʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛvʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nɛvʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܢܒܥܐ • (neḇʿāʾ) m (plural ܢܒܥܐ)
- source, spring, fount, fountain
- (possibly) shoot
Inflection
inflection of ܢܒܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܒܥ | ܢܒܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܒܥ | ܢܒܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܒܥܐ | ܢܒܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܒܥܝ | ܢܒܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܒܥܟ | ܢܒܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܒܥܟܝ | ܢܒܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܒܥܗ | ܢܒܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܒܥܗ | ܢܒܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܒܥܢ | ܢܒܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܒܥܟܘܢ | ܢܒܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܒܥܟܝܢ | ܢܒܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܒܥܗܘܢ | ܢܒܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܒܥܗܝܢ | ܢܒܥܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “nbˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 196a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 326b
- 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. 885a