ܡܪܟܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܟ ܒ (r k b)
4 terms

Etymology 1

Passive participle of ܪܲܟܸܒ݂ (rakkiḇ, “to compose”); Arabic مُرَكَّب (murakkab) and Hebrew מֻרְכָּב (murkáv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mərak.wɑː]

Adjective

ܡܪܲܟܒ݂ܵܐ • (mrakḇā) (feminine ܡܪܲܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (mrakkaḇtā), plural ܡܪ̈ܲܟܒ݂ܹܐ (mrakḇē))

1. complicated, complex

   Synonyms: ܡܥܲܪܙܠܵܐ (mˁarzlā), ܡܥܲܩܕܵܐ (mˁaqdā)

2. assembled, installed
3. made of, composed of, consists of

Etymology 2

ܡܪܟܒܐ

Noun of place from the verb ܪܵܟܹܒ݂ (rākēḇ, “to ride”) primarily meaning “boat, ship” in Classical Syriac; cognate to Arabic مَرْكَب (markab) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּב (merkáv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mar.kəwɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [marɪk.wa.]

Noun

ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܐ • (markḇā) m sg (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܹܐ (markḇē))

1. ship, boat
2. saddle
3. body, frame (of a vehicle)

   Synonym: ܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ (hayklā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܝܼ (markḇī)		ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܲܢ (markḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ (markaḇ)		2nd person	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (markḇūḵ)	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (markḇāḵ)	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (markḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܐ (markḇā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܹܗ (markḇēh)	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (markḇōh)	ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (markḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܝܼ (markḇī)		ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܲܢ (markḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܲܝ (markḇay)		2nd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (markḇūḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (markḇāḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (markḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܹܐ (markḇē)		3rd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (markḇūh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (markḇōh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (markḇhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْكَب (markab). Compare Hebrew מֶרְכָּב (merkāḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mark(ə)vɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mark(ə)ve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܟܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܪܟܒܐ)

1. boat

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܟܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܟܒ		1st person	ܡܪܟܒܝ		ܡܪܟܒܢ
	construct	ܡܪܟܒ		2nd person	ܡܪܟܒܟ	ܡܪܟܒܟܝ	ܡܪܟܒܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܟܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܟܒܗ	ܡܪܟܒܗ	ܡܪܟܒܗܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܟܒܝܢ		1st person	ܡܪܟܒܝ		ܡܪܟܒܝܢ
	construct	ܡܪܟܒܝ		2nd person	ܡܪܟܒܝܟ	ܡܪܟܒܝܟܝ	ܡܪܟܒܝܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܟܒܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܟܒܘܗܝ	ܡܪܟܒܝܗ	ܡܪܟܒܝܗܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mrkb”, 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. 346b
• 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. 834b