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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܙܪ	ܒܙܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܙܪ	ܒܙܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܙܪܐ	ܒܙܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܙܪܝ	ܒܙܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܙܪܟ	ܒܙܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܙܪܟܝ	ܒܙܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܙܪܗ	ܒܙܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܙܪܗ	ܒܙܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܙܪܢ	ܒܙܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܙܪܟܘܢ	ܒܙܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܙܪܟܝܢ	ܒܙܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܙܪܗܘܢ	ܒܙܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܙܪܗܝܢ	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