ܢܘܒܪܫܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ-ܫ (n-b-r-š), related to kindling, from ܢܒܪܫܬܐ (naḇreštā, “candelabrum”), either from Old Persian [Term?] (/*nibrāšti-/) or from Akkadian 𒈾𒀊𒇺 (/nabliš/, “like a flame, like a light or flash”); compare Arabic نِبْرَاس (nibrās).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nuvˈrɑ.ʃɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [nuvˈrɑ.ʃe] (plural)
Noun
ܢܘܒܪܫܐ • (nūḇrāšā) m (plural ܢܘܒܪܫܐ)
- flame, fire
Inflection
inflection of ܢܘܒܪܫܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܘܒܪܫ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܘܒܪܫ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝ |
| emphatic | ܢܘܒܪܫܐ | ܢܘܒܪܫܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܘܒܪܫܝ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܘܒܪܫܟ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܘܒܪܫܟܝ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܘܒܪܫܗ | ܢܘܒܪܫܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܘܒܪܫܗ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܘܒܪܫܢ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܘܒܪܫܟܘܢ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܘܒܪܫܟܝܢ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܘܒܪܫܗܘܢ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܘܒܪܫܗܝܢ | ܢܘܒܪܫܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “nwbrš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-17
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 196a
- 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. 894b