ܢܒܪܫܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Either from Old Persian [Term?] (/*nibrāšti-/) or from Akkadian 𒈾𒀊𒇺 (/nabliš/, “like a flame, like a light or flash”); compare Hebrew נִבְרֶשֶׁת (niḇréšeṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [navˈrɛʃ.tɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nav.r(ə.)ˈʃɑ.θɑ], [nav.rɛʃˈjɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܒܪܫܬܐ • (naḇreštā) f (plural ܢܒܪܫܝܬܐ or ܢܒܪܫܬܐ)
- candelabrum
- hearth, fireplace
- flame, blaze, bright fire
- (figuratively) fiery nature
Inflection
declension of ܢܒܪܫܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܒܪܫܐ | ܢܒܪܫܝܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܢ |
| construct | ܢܒܪܫܬ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬ ,ܢܒܪܫܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܒܪܫܬܐ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܐ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܒܪܫܬܝ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܝ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܒܪܫܬܟ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܟ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܒܪܫܬܟܝ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܟܝ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܒܪܫܬܗ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܗ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܒܪܫܬܗ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܗ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܒܪܫܬܢ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܒܪܫܬܟܘܢ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܒܪܫܬܟܝܢ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܒܪܫܬܗܘܢ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܒܪܫܬܗܝܢ | ܢܒܪܫܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܢܒܪܫܬܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܢܒܪܫ (naḇreš)
- ܢܒܪܫܬܢܝܐ (naḇreštānāyā)
- ܢܘܒܪܫܐ (nūḇrāšā)
References
- “nbršh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-11
- 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, pp. 885b-886a