ܩܒܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܩ ܒ ܪ (q b r)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qvurɑ]

Noun

ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ • (qwurā) m (plural ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qwurē))

1. grave

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܝܼ (qḇūrī)		ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܲܢ (qḇūran)
	construct	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ (qḇūr)		2nd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (qḇūrūḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qḇūrāḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qḇūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ (qḇūrā)		3rd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹܗ (qḇūrēh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (qḇūrāh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (qḇurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (qḇūrī)		ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (qḇūran)
	construct	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (qḇūray)		2nd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qḇūrūḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qḇūrāḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qḇūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qḇūrē)		3rd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qḇūrūh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qḇūrōh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qḇurhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēt qwurē, “cemetery”)

Etymology 2

Related to above

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑvorɑ]

Noun

ܩܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ • (qawora) m (feminine ܩܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܬܵܐ (qaworta), masculine plural ܩܵܒ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (qawore), feminine plural ܩܵܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (qaworyate))

1. gravedigger, sexton
2. corpse-bearer
3. undertaker

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܝܼ (qḇūrī)		ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܲܢ (qḇūran)
	construct	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ (qḇūr)		2nd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (qḇūrūḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qḇūrāḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qḇūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ (qḇūrā)		3rd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹܗ (qḇūrēh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܗ̇ (qḇūrāh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܗܘܿܢ (qḇurhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܝܼ (qḇūrī)		ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܲܢ (qḇūran)
	construct	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܲܝ (qḇūray)		2nd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qḇūrūḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qḇūrāḵ)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qḇūrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (qḇūrē)		3rd person	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qḇūrūh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qḇūrōh)	ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qḇurhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܪ (q-b-r) related to burying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܘܪܐ)

1. burial, burying
2. tomb, sepulcher/sepulchre, burial place

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܘܪ		1st person	ܩܒܘܪܝ		ܩܒܘܪܢ
	construct	ܩܒܘܪ		2nd person	ܩܒܘܪܟ	ܩܒܘܪܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܘܪܝ		ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܘܪܝܟ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܪܘܗܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܪ (q-b-r) related to burying.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑvorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑvore(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܩܒܘܪܐ)

1. gravedigger, sexton
2. corpse-bearer
3. undertaker

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܘܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܘܪ		1st person	ܩܒܘܪܝ		ܩܒܘܪܢ
	construct	ܩܒܘܪ		2nd person	ܩܒܘܪܟ	ܩܒܘܪܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܘܪܝ		ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܘܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܘܪܝܟ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܘܪܘܗܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qbwr”, 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. 308b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 487a
• 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. 1309b