ܥܒܕܐ
See also: ܥܒܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Belonging to the root ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d) related to working. A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʿabd), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʕav.dɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈʕav.de] (plural)
Noun
ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿaḇdā) m (plural ܥܒܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܬܐ)
- servant, slave, bondsman
Inflection
inflection of ܥܒܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܒܕ | ܥܒܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܒܕ | ܥܒܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܒܕܐ | ܥܒܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܒܕܝ | ܥܒܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܒܕܟ | ܥܒܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܝ | ܥܒܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܒܕܗ | ܥܒܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܒܕܗ | ܥܒܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܒܕܢ | ܥܒܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܘܢ | ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܝܢ | ܥܒܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܒܕܗܘܢ | ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܒܕܗܝܢ | ܥܒܕܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d) related to working; see Etymology 1 for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈvɑ.ðɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈvɑ.ðe] (plural)
Noun
ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿəḇāḏā) m (plural ܥܒܕܐ)
- labour/labor, work, toil, exertion
- making, forming, building, creating
- construction, creation
- deed, action, operation, production
- preparation
- employment, occupation, business
- substance, thing, affair
- creature
- wealth, estate, possessions, goods
- baggage, cargo
- (grammar) predicate; active voice
- administration
- office, function
- province
- reality
Inflection
inflection of ܥܒܕܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܥܒܕ | ܥܒܕܝܢ |
| construct | ܥܒܕ | ܥܒܕܝ |
| emphatic | ܥܒܕܐ | ܥܒܕܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܥܒܕܝ | ܥܒܕܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܥܒܕܟ | ܥܒܕܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܝ | ܥܒܕܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܥܒܕܗ | ܥܒܕܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܥܒܕܗ | ܥܒܕܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܥܒܕܢ | ܥܒܕܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܘܢ | ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܥܒܕܟܝܢ | ܥܒܕܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܥܒܕܗܘܢ | ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܥܒܕܗܝܢ | ܥܒܕܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˁbd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-03
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 241b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 397a-b
- 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. 1060a-b