نبراس

Arabic

Etymology

From Aramaic נֶבְרַשְׁתָּא (neḇraštā). Cognate to Classical Syriac ܢܘܒܪܫܐ (nūḇrāšā), ultimately from Akkadian 𒈾𒀊𒇺 (/⁠nabliš⁠/, “like a flame, like a light or flash”) with a likely Iranian intermediary explaining the conflation of /l/ and /r/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nib.raːs/

Noun

نِبْرَاس • (nibrās) m (plural نَبَارِيس (nabārīs))

1. lamp, lantern, luminary

   Synonyms: سِرَاج (sirāj), مِصْبَاح (miṣbāḥ), فَانُوس (fānūs), بَابُور (bābūr)

2. beacon

   Synonyms: فَنَار (fanār), مَنَارَة (manāra)

Declension

Declension of noun نِبْرَاس (nibrās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِبْرَاس nibrās	النِّبْرَاس an-nibrās	نِبْرَاس nibrās
Nominative	نِبْرَاسٌ nibrāsun	النِّبْرَاسُ an-nibrāsu	نِبْرَاسُ nibrāsu
Accusative	نِبْرَاسًا nibrāsan	النِّبْرَاسَ an-nibrāsa	نِبْرَاسَ nibrāsa
Genitive	نِبْرَاسٍ nibrāsin	النِّبْرَاسِ an-nibrāsi	نِبْرَاسِ nibrāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نِبْرَاسَيْن nibrāsayn	النِّبْرَاسَيْن an-nibrāsayn	نِبْرَاسَيْ nibrāsay
Nominative	نِبْرَاسَانِ nibrāsāni	النِّبْرَاسَانِ an-nibrāsāni	نِبْرَاسَا nibrāsā
Accusative	نِبْرَاسَيْنِ nibrāsayni	النِّبْرَاسَيْنِ an-nibrāsayni	نِبْرَاسَيْ nibrāsay
Genitive	نِبْرَاسَيْنِ nibrāsayni	النِّبْرَاسَيْنِ an-nibrāsayni	نِبْرَاسَيْ nibrāsay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	نَبَارِيس nabārīs	النَّبَارِيس an-nabārīs	نَبَارِيس nabārīs
Nominative	نَبَارِيسُ nabārīsu	النَّبَارِيسُ an-nabārīsu	نَبَارِيسُ nabārīsu
Accusative	نَبَارِيسَ nabārīsa	النَّبَارِيسَ an-nabārīsa	نَبَارِيسَ nabārīsa
Genitive	نَبَارِيسَ nabārīsa	النَّبَارِيسِ an-nabārīsi	نَبَارِيسِ nabārīsi

References

• “nbršh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1880) De vocabulis in antiquis Arabum carminibus et in Corano peregrinis‎^[1] (in Latin), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 7
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 95–96
• Freytag, Georg (1837) “نبراس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[2] (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 231
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “نبراس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 1243