ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܓܙܪܬܐ (gāzartāʾ, “island”), from the root ܓ-ܙ-ܪ (ɡ-z-r) related to cutting off + ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ (yaḇšānāytāʾ), feminine form of ܝܒܫܢܝܐ (yaḇšānāyāʾ, “terrestrial”), from the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ (y-b-š) related to dryness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzartɑ(ʔ) javʃɑnɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɑzrɑθɑ(ʔ) javʃɑnɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ)

1. (geography) peninsula (literally "terrestrial island")

Inflection

    declension of ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܙܪܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܐ	ܓܙܪܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܢ
construct	ܓܙܪܬ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
emphatic	ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܙܪܬܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܬܟ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܙܪܬܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܙܪܬܗܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ

References

• “ybšny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 136b
• 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, p. 562a