ܐܡܒܝܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܐܡܒܝܩܘܣ (ʾambīqos), ܐܢܒܝܩܐ (ʾinbīqā), ܝܢܒܝܩܐ (yinbīqā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix). Not related to Old Armenian ըմպակ (əmpak, “drinking cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔambiqɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔambiqe] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܒܝܩܐ • (ʾambīqā) m (plural ܐܡܒܝܩܐ (ʾambīqē))

1. alembic, still

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܡܒܝܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܡܒܝܩ		1st person	ܐܡܒܝܩܝ		ܐܡܒܝܩܢ
	construct	ܐܡܒܝܩ		2nd person	ܐܡܒܝܩܟ	ܐܡܒܝܩܟܝ	ܐܡܒܝܩܟܘܢ	ܐܡܒܝܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܒܝܩܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܒܝܩܗ	ܐܡܒܝܩܗ	ܐܡܒܝܩܗܘܢ	ܐܡܒܝܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܢ		1st person	ܐܡܒܝܩܝ		ܐܡܒܝܩܝܢ
	construct	ܐܡܒܝܩܝ		2nd person	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܟ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܟܝ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܟܘܢ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܡܒܝܩܐ		3rd person	ܐܡܒܝܩܘܗܝ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܗ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܗܘܢ	ܐܡܒܝܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀmbyq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-11
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 24b
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 153 Nr. 241
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 19a, 21a
• 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, pages 53a, 59a