ܡܥܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
14 terms

Feminine noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr, “to pass, cross”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.bar.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ • (maˁbartā) f sg (plural ܡܲܥܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁḇrāṯē))

1. territory, enclosed land
2. intercourse, conversation
3. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
4. (medicine) undigested food in stool
5. (geography) ford; strait, canal, duct
6. (architecture) vestibule

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܝܼ (maˁbartī)		ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܲܢ (maˁbartan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܪܲܬ݂ (maˁbraṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbartūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbartāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ (maˁbartā)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܹܗ (maˁbartēh)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (maˁbartāh)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (maˁbarthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (maˁbrāṯī)		ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (maˁbrāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (maˁbrāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbrāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbrāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁbrāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maˁbrāṯēh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maˁbrāṯāh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maˁbrāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܪ (ʿ-b-r) related to crossing. Compare Hebrew מַעְבָּרָה (maʿbārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕbartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕb(ə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܒܪܬܐ)

1. way, pass, passage, crossing
2. ford
3. (geography) strait, canal, duct
4. (nautical) ferry, punt
5. (architecture) vestibule
6. territory, enclosed land
7. intercourse, conversation
8. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
9. (medicine) undigested food in stool

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܥܒܪܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܥܒܪܐ		1st person	ܡܥܒܪܬܝ		ܡܥܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܡܥܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܡܥܒܪܬܟ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܥܒܪܢ		1st person	ܡܥܒܪܬܢ		ܡܥܒܪܬܢ
	construct	ܡܥܒܪܬ		2nd person	ܡܥܒܪܬܟ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܥܒܪܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mˁbrh”, 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
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 288a
• 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