ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcpʾn' /⁠marz(o)bān⁠/, “margrave”). Also found as Arabic مَرْزُبَان (marzubān), Old Armenian մարզպան (marzpan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)bɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)bɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܙܒܢܐ • (marzəbānā) m (plural ܡܪܙܒܢܐ (marzəbānē))

1. governor, marquis, margrave

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢ		1st person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		ܡܪܙܒܢܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙܒܢ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܘܗܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Related terms

• ܡܪܙܐ (marzā, “boundary”)

Etymology 2

Identical to Arabic مَرْزَبَان (marzabān, “a dry measure for grain used in Aleppo”), Middle Armenian մարզպան (marzpan, “a measure for grain or liquid”). Presumably +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā) from ܡܪܙܒܐ* (marzəḇā), found as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מַרְזִיבָא (marzīḇā), Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܝܒܐ (marzīḇā), Arabic مِرْزَاب (mirzāb), meaning a spout or gutter, and accordingly a spout of grain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)vɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)vɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܙܒܢܐ • (marzəḇānā) m (plural ܡܪܙܒܢܐ (marzəḇānē))

1. a certain measure of grain, peck, bushel

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢ		1st person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		ܡܪܙܒܢܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙܒܢ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܙܒܢܘܗܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mrzbn”, 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, page 192a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 300b
• 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 830b