ܡܪܟܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܟ ܒ (r k b)
4 terms

Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mar.koːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [mar.t͡ʃav.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (markaḇtā) f (plural ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (markḇāṯā))

1. vehicle (device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals)
2. chariot, carriage

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܝܼ (markaḇtī)		ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܲܢ (markaḇtan)
	construct	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܲܬ (markaḇat)		2nd person	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (markaḇtūḵ)	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (markaḇtāḵ)	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (markaḇtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (markaḇtā)		3rd person	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܹܗ (markaḇtēh)	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܘܿܗ̇ (markaḇtōh)	ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (markaḇthōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܬܝܼ (markḇātī)		ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܲܢ (markḇan)
	construct	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܬ (markḇāt)		2nd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (markḇūḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (markḇāḵ)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (markḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܬܹܐ (markḇātē)		3rd person	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (markḇūh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (markḇōh)	ܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (markḇhōn)

Synonyms

• (chariot, carriage): ܥܵܓܲܠܬܵܐ (ˁāgaltā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܒ (r-k-b) related to riding. Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [markav(ə)tɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mark(ə)vɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܟܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܪܟܒܬܐ)

1. vehicle, conveyance
2. chariot, carriage
3. horsecloth, saddle
4. throne

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܪܟܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܪܟܒܐ		1st person	ܡܪܟܒܬܝ		ܡܪܟܒܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܟܒܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܟܒܬܟ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܝ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܟܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܟܒܬܗ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܪܟܒܢ		1st person	ܡܪܟܒܬܢ		ܡܪܟܒܬܢ
	construct	ܡܪܟܒܬ		2nd person	ܡܪܟܒܬܟ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܝ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܪܟܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܪܟܒܬܗ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗܘܢ	ܡܪܟܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mrkbh”, 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
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 301b
• 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