ܝܒܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic יַבְשָׁא (yaḇšā); cognate to Arabic يُبْس (yubs), Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá) and Biblical Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈjawʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈjavʃɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ • (yaḇšā) m

1. (geography) earth, dry land

   Synonym: ܒܸܪܙܵܐ (birzā)

   Antonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person			ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ (yaḇšan)
	construct	ܝܼܒ݂ܸܫ (īḇiš)		2nd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂ (yaḇšūḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (yaḇšāḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā)		3rd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹܗ (yaḇšēh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܗ̇ (yaḇšāh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ (yaḇšhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ̈ (yaḇšī)		ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ̈ (yaḇšan)
	construct	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܝ̈ (yaḇšay)		2nd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yaḇšūḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yaḇšāḵ)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ (yaḇšē)		3rd person	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yaḇšūh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yaḇšōh)	ܝܲܒ݂ܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yaḇšhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yaḇšānāyā, “of dry places, terrestrial”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ related to dryness. Compare Arabic يُبْس (yubs) and Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [javʃɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [javʃe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܝܒܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܒܫܐ)

1. (geography) earth, dry land
2. (dialectal) Houbara bustard

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܫܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܒܫ		1st person	ܝܒܫܝ		ܝܒܫܢ
	construct	ܝܒܫ		2nd person	ܝܒܫܟ	ܝܒܫܟܝ	ܝܒܫܟܘܢ	ܝܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܫܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܫܗ	ܝܒܫܗ	ܝܒܫܗܘܢ	ܝܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܒܫܝܢ		1st person	ܝܒܫܝ		ܝܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܝܒܫܝ		2nd person	ܝܒܫܝܟ	ܝܒܫܝܟܝ	ܝܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܝܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܫܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܫܘܗܝ	ܝܒܫܝܗ	ܝܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܝܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܝܡܐ

References

• “ybš”, 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. 562a

Anagrams

• ܒܝܫܐ
• ܫܒܝܐ