ܝܒܝܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
6 terms

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, an ellipsis of ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (ʾarʿāʾ yabbīštāʾ, literally “dry land”); cognate to Hebrew יַבֶּשֶׁת (yabéshet).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jab.biʃːtɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (yabīštā) f sg (plural ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (yabīšātē))

1. continent
2. (obsolete) earth, dry land

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܵܐ (yabīšṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܝܼ (yabīšṯī)		ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܲܢ (yabīšṯan)
	construct	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܲܬ݂ (yabīšaṯ)	2nd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yabīšṯūḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yabīšṯāḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yabīšṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܵܐ (yabīšṯā)	3rd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܹܗ (yabīšṯēh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (yabīšṯāh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yabīšṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (yabīšāṯī)		ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (yabīšāṯan)
	construct	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂̈ (yabīšāṯ)	2nd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yabīšāṯūḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yabīšāṯāḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yabīšāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yabīšāṯē)	3rd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yabīšāṯūh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yabīšāṯōh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yabīšāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (šaḇˁā yabīšātē) (layout · text)
Icons
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (garbē āmērīkā)	ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (tayman āmērīkā)	ܐܲܢܛܵܪܛܝܼܩܵܐ (anṭārṭīqā)	ܐܲܦܪܝܼܩܵܐ (aprīqā)	ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ (ēwrōpē)	ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ (āsīyā)	ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā)
English	North America	South America	Antarctica	Africa	Europe	Asia	Oceania

Related terms

• ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā, “earth, dry land”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jab.biʃːtɑː] (Adjective)
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [wiʃːtɑː] (Verb)

Adjective

ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (yabīštā) (plural ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (yabbīšātē))

1. feminine of ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (yabīštā, “dry”)

Verb

ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (ḇīštā) (plural ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḇīšātē))

1. feminine of ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ḇīšā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Elliptical form of ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (ʾarʿāʾ yabbīštāʾ), from ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿāʾ, “land”) + ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (yabbīštāʾ, “dry”), from the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ (y-b-š) related to dryness. Compare Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabbāšâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jabbiʃtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jabbiʃɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܒܝܫܬܐ)

1. earth, dry land

Inflection

    declension of ܝܒܝܫܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܝܒܝܫܐ	ܝܒܝܫܢ
construct	ܝܒܝܫܬ	ܝܒܝܫܬ
emphatic	ܝܒܝܫܬܐ	ܝܒܝܫܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܝܒܝܫܬܝ	ܝܒܝܫܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܝܒܝܫܬܟ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܝܒܝܫܬܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ

Adjective

ܝܒܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܝܒܝܫܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܝܒܝܫܐ

References

• “ybyšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ybšh”, 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
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 185b
• 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. 560a