ܐܒܙܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

A Middle Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian ابزار (abzâr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔavzɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔavzɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܙܪܐ • (ʾaḇzārā) m (plural ܐܒܙܪܐ)

1. appurtenance, attachment to a device by which it is manipulated such as a plough-handle
2. Alternative form of ܒܙܪܐ (bezzārā, bəzārā, “document, written credential”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܙܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܙܪ		1st person	ܒܙܪܝ		ܒܙܪܢ
	construct	ܒܙܪ		2nd person	ܒܙܪܟ	ܒܙܪܟܝ	ܒܙܪܟܘܢ	ܒܙܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܪܗ	ܒܙܪܗ	ܒܙܪܗܘܢ	ܒܙܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܙܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܙܪܝ		ܒܙܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܙܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܙܪܝܟ	ܒܙܪܝܟܝ	ܒܙܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܙܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܪܘܗܝ	ܒܙܪܝܗ	ܒܙܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܙܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀbzr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 5b line 13
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 2b