ܡܒܘܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܒ ܥ (n b ˁ)
1 term

Noun of place derived from ܢܵܒ݂ܹܥ (nāḇēˁ, “to flow, to derived from”); compare Arabic يَنْبُوع (yanbūʕ) and Hebrew מַבּוּעַ (mabúa').

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mabbuːʕɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ • (mabūˁā) m sg (plural ܡܲܒܘܼܥܹ̈ܐ (mabūˁē))

1. spring, fount, fountain

   Synonym: ܥܲܝܢܵܐ (ˁaynā)

2. source, origin, root
3. (chiefly in the plural) resources, assets

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܝܼ (mabūˁī)		ܡܲܒܘܼܥܲܢ (mabūˁan)
	construct	ܡܲܒܘܼܥ (mabūˁ)		2nd person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܘܼܟ݂ (mabūˁūḵ)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ (mabūˁāḵ)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mabūˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (mabūˁā)		3rd person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܹܗ (mabūˁēh)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܗ̇ (mabūˁāh)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܗܘܿܢ (mabuˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܝܼ̈ (mabūˁī)		ܡܲܒܘܼܥܲܢ̈ (mabūˁan)
	construct	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܲܝ̈ (mabūˁay)		2nd person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (mabūˁūḵ)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (mabūˁāḵ)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mabūˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܹ̈ܐ (mabūˁē)		3rd person	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (mabūˁūh)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (mabūˁōh)	ܡܲܒܘܼܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (mabuˁhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܝܵܐ (mabūˁāyā)
• ܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ (mabūˁāyā qammāyā)
• ܪܸܡܙܵܐ ܕܡܲܒܘܼܥܵܐ (rimzā dmabūˁā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܥ (n-b-ʿ) related to flowing. Compare Arabic يَنْبُوع (yanbūʕ) and Hebrew מַבּוּעַ (mabbûaʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mabbuʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mabbuʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܒܘܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܒܘܥܐ)

1. spring, fount, fountain
2. (figuratively) source, root, origin

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܒܘܥܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܒܘܥ		1st person	ܡܒܘܥܝ		ܡܒܘܥܢ
	construct	ܡܒܘܥ		2nd person	ܡܒܘܥܟ	ܡܒܘܥܟܝ	ܡܒܘܥܟܘܢ	ܡܒܘܥܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܒܘܥܐ		3rd person	ܡܒܘܥܗ	ܡܒܘܥܗ	ܡܒܘܥܗܘܢ	ܡܒܘܥܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܒܘܥܝܢ		1st person	ܡܒܘܥܝ		ܡܒܘܥܝܢ
	construct	ܡܒܘܥܝ		2nd person	ܡܒܘܥܝܟ	ܡܒܘܥܝܟܝ	ܡܒܘܥܝܟܘܢ	ܡܒܘܥܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܒܘܥܐ		3rd person	ܡܒܘܥܘܗܝ	ܡܒܘܥܝܗ	ܡܒܘܥܝܗܘܢ	ܡܒܘܥܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܥܝܢܐ

References

• “mbwˁ”, 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. 196a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 248b
• 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. 704b