ܩܒܠ

ܩܒܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܒ ܠ‎ (q b l)
3 terms

From Aramaic קְבַל‎ (qəḇal); related to Arabic قَبِلَ‎ (qabila) and Hebrew קִבֵּל‎ (kibél).

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qaːwelː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [qaːvɪlː]

Verb

ܩܵܒ݂ܹܠ • (qāḇēl) (present participle ܩܒ݂ܵܠܵܐ‎ (qḇālā), past participle ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ‎ (qḇīlā))

1. to accuse
2. to prosecute, sue

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܒ݂ܹܠ (qāḇēl)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ‎ (qḇīl lī)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (qḇīl luḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ‎ (qḇīl lēh)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ‎ (qḇīl lan)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qḇīl lāwḵon)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (qḇīl lhon)
	f		ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qḇīl lāḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (qḇīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܹܢ‎ (qāḇlēn)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܹܬ‎ (qāḇlēt)	ܩܵܒ݂ܹܠ (qāḇēl)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܲܚ‎ (qāḇlaḥ)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (qāḇlīton)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܝܼ‎ (qāḇlī)
	f	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܵܢ‎ (qāḇlān)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܵܬܝ‎ (qāḇlāt)	ܩܵܒ݂ܠܵܐ‎ (qāḇlā)
imperative	m		ܩܒ݂ܘܿܠ‎ (qḇol)			ܩܒ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ‎ (qḇolun)
	f		ܩܒ݂ܘܿܠܝ‎ (qḇol)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qab.bɪl.]

Verb

ܩܲܒܸܠ • (qabbil) (present participle ܩܲܒܘܼܠܹܐ‎ (qabulē), past participle ܩܘܼܒܠܵܐ‎ (qublā))

1. to receive
2. to allow, tolerate
3. to accept

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܩܲܒܠܝܼ ܟܲܪܛܲܝ ܚܵܘܒܵܐ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ‎

   lē qablī karṭay ḥāwbā laʾḵā

   They don't accept credit cards here.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܝܼ‎ (qubil lī)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (qubil luḵ)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܹܗ‎ (qubil lēh)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܲܢ‎ (qubil lan)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (qubil lāwḵon)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (qubil lhon)
	f		ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (qubil lāḵ)	ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (qubil lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܲܒܠܸܢ‎ (qablin)	ܩܲܒܠܸܬ‎ (qablit)	ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil)	ܩܲܒܠܲܚ‎ (qablaḥ)	ܩܲܒܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (qablīton)	ܩܲܒܠܝܼ‎ (qablī)
	f	ܩܲܒܠܵܢ‎ (qablān)	ܩܲܒܠܵܬܝ‎ (qablāt)	ܩܲܒܠܵܐ‎ (qablā)
imperative	m		ܩܲܒܸܠ (qabbil)			ܩܲܒܠܘܼܢ‎ (qablun)
	f		ܩܲܒܸܠܝ‎ (qabbil)

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܠ‎ (q-b-l) related to receiving, meeting or accusing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)val]

Verb

ܩܒܠ • (qḇal)

1. to accuse
2. to complain (of)
3. to meet
4. to oppose
5. to appeal (to)

Verbal pattern: pʿal (kaylā qaḏmāyā; Ia)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qabɛl]

Verb

ܩܒܠ • (qabel)

1. Paʿʿel form of ܩܒܠ (qval)
2. to receive
3. to accept
4. + ܛܝܒܘܬܐ to thank

Verbal pattern: paʿʿel (kaylā trayānā; IIa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aqbɛl]

Verb

ܩܒܠ • (aqbel)

1. Ap̄ʿel form of ܩܒܠ (qval)
2. to face
3. to meet

Verbal pattern: ap̄ʿel (kaylā tlīṯāyā; IIIa)

References

• ܩܒܠ in Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute
• Analysis of Peshitta verse 'John 13:20' in The Comperhensive Aramaic Lexicon Project
• Sebastian P. Brock & George A. Kiraz, Gorgias Concise Syriac-English, English-Syriac Dictionary (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2015) ܩܒܠ [from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 19, 2021]
• Louis Costaz, S. J., Dictionnaire Syriaque-Français / Syriac-English Dictionary / قاموس سرياني عربي (Beirut: Dar al-Machreq; transcribed into tables by the American Foundation for Syriac Studies, NJ) ܩܒܠ[from sedra.bethmardutho.org, accessed on Jun. 19, 2021]
• J. Payne Smith (Mrs. Margoliouth), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1903) p. 487