ܕܒܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دَبُّور (dabbūr) and Hebrew דַּבּוּר (dabbûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛbborɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛbbore(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܒܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܒܘܪܬܐ)

1. wasp, hornet, drone

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܒܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܒܘܪ		1st person	ܕܒܘܪܝ		ܕܒܘܪܢ
	construct	ܕܒܘܪ		2nd person	ܕܒܘܪܟ	ܕܒܘܪܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܕܒܘܪܝ		ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܕܒܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܕܒܘܪܝܟ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܘܪܘܗܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r) related to leading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑvorɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɑvore(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܒܘܪܐ)

1. guide, leader
2. carrier, pallbearer
3. driver
4. charioteer
5. rower

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܒܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܒܘܪ		1st person	ܕܒܘܪܝ		ܕܒܘܪܢ
	construct	ܕܒܘܪ		2nd person	ܕܒܘܪܟ	ܕܒܘܪܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܕܒܘܪܝ		ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܕܒܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܕܒܘܪܝܟ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܘܪܘܗܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dbwr”, 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. 58a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 81b
• 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. 269a