ܒܝܣܦܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of Parthian origin, analogous to Old Armenian դեսպակ (despak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛqɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛqe/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܣܦܩܐ • (bəyāspeqā) m (plural ܒܝܣܦܩܐ (bəyāspeqē))

1. mail wagon, courier’s coach

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܣܦܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܝܣܦܩ		1st person	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ		ܒܝܣܦܩܢ
	construct	ܒܝܣܦܩ		2nd person	ܒܝܣܦܩܟ	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝ	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܣܦܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܣܦܩܗ	ܒܝܣܦܩܗ	ܒܝܣܦܩܗܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ		1st person	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ		ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ
	construct	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ		2nd person	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܣܦܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܣܦܩܘܗܝ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “byspqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54b