ܝܒܪܘܚܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

ܝܒܪ̈ܘܚܐ

Inherited from Aramaic יַבְרוּחָא (yaḇrūḥā); cognate to Hebrew יַבְרוּחַ (yavrúakh) and borrowed into Arabic يَبْرُوح (yabrūḥ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jawˈruːxɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ • (yaḇrūḥā) m sg (plural ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܹܐ (yaḇrūḥē))

1. mandragora, mandrake

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܝܼ (yaḇrūḥī)		ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܲܢ (yaḇrūḥan)
	construct	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚ (yaḇrūḥ)		2nd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (yaḇrūḥūḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yaḇrūḥāḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇrūḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā)		3rd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܹܗ (yaḇrūḥēh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܗ̇ (yaḇrūḥāh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܗܘܿܢ (yaḇruḥhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܝܼ (yaḇrūḥī)		ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܲܢ (yaḇrūḥan)
	construct	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܲܝ (yaḇrūḥay)		2nd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܘܼܟ݂ (yaḇrūḥūḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܟ݂ܝ (yaḇrūḥāḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇrūḥāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܹܐ (yaḇrūḥē)		3rd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܘܼܗܝ (yaḇrūḥūh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܘܿܗ̇ (yaḇrūḥōh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܚܗܘܿܢ (yaḇruḥhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā smōqā, “tomato”, literally “red mandrake”)
• ܝܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܫܲܝܢܵܐ (yaḇrūḥā d-šaynā, “eggplant, aubergine”, literally “mandrake of cultivated land”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Cognate to Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic יַבְרוּחָא (yaḇrūḥā), Hebrew יַבְרוּחַ (yaḇrūaḥ, “mandrake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [javˈru.ħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [javˈru.ħe] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܪܘܚܐ • (yaḇrūḥā) m (plural ܝܒܪܘܚܐ (yaḇrūḥē))

1. mandragora, mandrake

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܪܘܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܒܪܘܚ		1st person	ܝܒܪܘܚܝ		ܝܒܪܘܚܢ
	construct	ܝܒܪܘܚ		2nd person	ܝܒܪܘܚܟ	ܝܒܪܘܚܟܝ	ܝܒܪܘܚܟܘܢ	ܝܒܪܘܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܪܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܪܘܚܗ	ܝܒܪܘܚܗ	ܝܒܪܘܚܗܘܢ	ܝܒܪܘܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܢ		1st person	ܝܒܪܘܚܝ		ܝܒܪܘܚܝܢ
	construct	ܝܒܪܘܚܝ		2nd person	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܟ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܟܝ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܟܘܢ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܪܘܚܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܪܘܚܘܗܝ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܗ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܗܘܢ	ܝܒܪܘܚܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܝܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܫܝܢܐ (yaḇrūḥā ḏ-šaynā)

Descendants

• → Arabic: يَبْرُوح (yabrūḥ)

References

• “ybrwḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-22
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 136a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[1] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, pages 188–189
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 363–368
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 151b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 561b