ܡܥܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
14 terms

ܡܥܒܪܐ ܕܗܠܟ̈ܐ ― Pedestrian crossing

Noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr, “to pass, cross”); compare Arabic مَعْبَر (maʕbar) and Hebrew מַעֲבָר (ma'avár).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕbə.rɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ • (maˁbrā) m sg (plural ܡܲܥܒܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁbrē))

1. crossing, passage, traverse

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܒܪܝܼ (maˁbrī)		ܡܲܥܒܪܲܢ (maˁbran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܲܪ (maˁbar)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܪܵܐ (maˁbrā)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܪܹܗ (maˁbrēh)	ܡܲܥܒܪܘܿܗ̇ (maˁbrōh)	ܡܲܥܒܪܗܘܿܢ (maˁbrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܝܼ (maˁbrī)		ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܲܢ (maˁbran)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܲܝ (maˁbray)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbrūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbrāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܪܹ̈ܐ (maˁbrē)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (maˁbrūh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (maˁbrōh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (maˁbrhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā, “bridge”)
• ܚܘܼܠܵܢܵܐ (ḥullānā, “tunnel”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܪ (ʿ-b-r) related to crossing. Compare Arabic مَعْبَر (maʕbar) and Hebrew מַעֲבָר (maʿăḇār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕb(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕb(ə)re(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܡܥܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܥܒܪܐ)

1. passage, crossing

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܥܒܪ		1st person	ܡܥܒܪܝ		ܡܥܒܪܢ
	construct	ܡܥܒܪ		2nd person	ܡܥܒܪܟ	ܡܥܒܪܟܝ	ܡܥܒܪܟܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܒܪܗ	ܡܥܒܪܗ	ܡܥܒܪܗܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܥܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܡܥܒܪܝ		ܡܥܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܡܥܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܡܥܒܪܝܟ	ܡܥܒܪܝܟܝ	ܡܥܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܒܪܘܗܝ	ܡܥܒܪܝܗ	ܡܥܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mˁbr”, 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. 243a
• 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. 798b

Anagrams

• ܡܥܪܒܐ
• ܡܪܒܥܐ