ܢܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ (n-b-r) related to clawing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛvrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛvre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

1. (animal anatomy) claw, talon, spur
2. (figuratively) clothing fastener

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܒܪ		1st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪ		2nd person	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܒܪܝܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ	ܢܒܪܝܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ (n-b-r) related to clawing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

1. clawing, scratching
2. (botany) fibrous part of palm leaf
3. (possibly) tape

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܒܪ		1st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪ		2nd person	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܢܒܪܝܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ	ܢܒܪܝܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 326b
• 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. 885b