ܟܒܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

See Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (keḇšē), singular feminine counterpart ܢܩܝܐ (neqyā))

ram, wether
Synonyms: ܥܪܒܐ (ʿerbā), ܕܟܪܐ (deḵrā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܒܫܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܒܫ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܒܫܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫܝ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܝܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ	ܟܒܫܝܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: քօշ (kʻōš), քաւշ (kʻawš), գօշ (gōš)

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š) related to pressing. Compare Arabic كَبْس (kabs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [k(ə)vɑʃɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [k(ə)vɑʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (kəḇāšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kəḇāšē))

pressure
assault, conquest, taking by storm

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܒܫܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܒܫ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܒܫܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫܝ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܝܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ	ܟܒܫܝܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

As above from the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (keḇšā))

sap of mustard plant
pickle preserved with mustard
(architecture) head of end of a bridge

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܒܫܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܒܫ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܒܫܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫܝ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܝܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ	ܟܒܫܝܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ], [k(ə)vɑʃɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe], [k(ə)vɑʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kəḇāšē))

spindle

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܒܫܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܒܫ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܒܫܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫܝ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܝܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ	ܟܒܫܝܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Alternative forms

ܟܘܫܐ (kūšā)

Etymology 5

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š). Compare Hebrew כֶּבֶשׁ (kéḇeš).

Alternative forms

ܟܘܒܫܐ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kavʃɑ] (in the singular)
IPA^(key): [kavʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (kaḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kaḇšē))

footstool, step

Inflection

Inflection of **ܟܒܫܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܟܒܫ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܟܒܫܝܢ	1^st person	ܟܒܫܝ		ܟܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܟܒܫܝ	2^nd person	ܟܒܫܝܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	3^rd person	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ	ܟܒܫܝܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

References

“kbš⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kbš³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kbš⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kwš²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
“kbš”, 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, pages 150b–151a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 204b
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 598b