ܝܒܡܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Feminine form of ܝܒܡܐ (yaḇmā(ʾ), “brother-in-law”), from Hebrew יָבָם (yāḇām). Compare Hebrew יְבָמָה (yəḇāmâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəbamtɑʔ/, [ʔivamtɑ(ʔ)], [javm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [javmɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܒܡܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܝܒܡܐ)

1. sister-in-law (specifically brother's wife)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܒܡܐ		1st person	ܝܒܡܬܝ		ܝܒܡܬܢ
	construct	ܝܒܡܬ		2nd person	ܝܒܡܬܟ	ܝܒܡܬܟܝ	ܝܒܡܬܟܘܢ	ܝܒܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܡܬܗ	ܝܒܡܬܗ	ܝܒܡܬܗܘܢ	ܝܒܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܒܡܢ		1st person	ܝܒܡܬܢ		ܝܒܡܬܢ
	construct	ܝܒܡܬ		2nd person	ܝܒܡܬܟ	ܝܒܡܬܟܝ	ܝܒܡܬܟܘܢ	ܝܒܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܡܬܗ	ܝܒܡܬܗ	ܝܒܡܬܗܘܢ	ܝܒܡܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ybmh”, 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. 136a
• 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. 561a