ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܡܕܒܪܢܐ (m(ə)ḏabb(ə)rānā(ʾ), “leader”), from the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r) related to leading + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ)
- direction, steering
- guidance, leadership
- stewardship, management
- administration, government, authority, rule, power
- province, prefecture
- instruction, principles
- way of life
- plan, course, action
- fate, destiny
- (theology) divine economy
- foresight, prudence, providence
- (used with possessive suffixes as a title) Excellency, Excellence
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܡܕܒܪܢܘ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܢ |
| construct | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܝ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܢ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܘܢ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝܢ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܝܢ | ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “mdbrnw”, 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. 58b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 252a
- 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. 712b