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

Inflection of ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܙܪܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܐ		1st person	ܓܙܪܬܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		ܓܙܪܬܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
	construct	ܓܙܪܬ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		2nd person	ܓܙܪܬܟ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
	emphatic	ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
plural	absolute	ܓܙܪܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܢ		1st person	ܓܙܪܬܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		ܓܙܪܬܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
	construct	ܓܙܪܬ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		2nd person	ܓܙܪܬܟ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܟܝܢ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ
	emphatic	ܓܙܪܬܐ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗ ܝܒܫܢܝܬܐ	ܓܙܪܬܗܘܢ 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