ܩܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܒ ܪ (q b r)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒀍 (qabrum, “grave”), Arabic قَبْر (qabr, “grave”), Hebrew קֶבֶר (kéver, “grave”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈqoːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈqo.rˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈqav.rɑ]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ˈqaw.rɑ]

Noun

ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (qaḇrā) m (plural ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (qaḇrē) or ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaḇrāṯā) or ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaḇrawwāṯā))

1. tomb, sepulcher/sepulchre
   • Matthew 27:66:

     ܘܐܵܢܝܼ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܢܛܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ ܠܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ، ܘܚܬܝܼܡ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܟܹܐܦܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܥܲܝ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܢܵܛܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ.

     w-anī zillhon w-nṭirhon l-qāwra, w-ḳtimlhon l-kēpa qām ʿāyne d-naṭore.

     So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

2. (in the plural) cemetery

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ qḇūrē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (qaḇrī)		ܩܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (qaḇran)
	construct	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ (qaḇr)		2nd person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (qaḇrūḵ)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (qaḇrāḵ)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (qaḇrā)		3rd person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (qaḇrēh)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (qaḇrāh)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (qaḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (qaḇrī)		ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (qaḇran)
	construct	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (qaḇray)		2nd person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (qaḇrūḵ)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (qaḇrāḵ)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (qaḇrē)		3rd person	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (qaḇrūh)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (qaḇrōh)	ܩܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (qaḇrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܵܐ (qḇūrā, “grave”)
• ܩܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܢܵܐ (qaḇrōnā)
• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ qaḇrē, “cemetery”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܪ (q-b-r) related to burying; compare Akkadian 𒀍 (qabrum, “grave”), Arabic قَبْر (qabr, “grave”), Hebrew קֶבֶר (qéḇer, “grave”), Ge'ez ቀበረ (ḳäbärä, “to bury”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈqav.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqaw.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈqɑw.ro]

Noun

ܩܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ \ ܩܰܒ݂ܪܳܐ • (qaḇrā) m (plural ܩܒܪ̈ܐ (qaḇrē))

1. grave, tomb, sepulcher/sepulchre
   • Peshitta, Matthew 27:66:

     ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܙܠܘ. ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܒܩܒܪܐ: ܘܚܬܡܘ ܟܐܦܐ ܗܝ ܥܡ ܩܣܛܘܢܪ̈ܐ.

     hennōn dên ʾĕzal[w], ʾezdəhar[w] bə-qaḇrā; wa-ḥəṯam[w] kēp̄ā hāy ʿam qesṭōnārē.

     So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.

2. mound of earth

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܪ		1st person	ܩܒܪܝ		ܩܒܪܢ
	construct	ܩܒܪ		2nd person	ܩܒܪܟ	ܩܒܪܟܝ	ܩܒܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܪܗ	ܩܒܪܗ	ܩܒܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܪܝ		ܩܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܪܝܟ	ܩܒܪܝܟܝ	ܩܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܪܘܗܝ	ܩܒܪܝܗ	ܩܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• ܒܝܬ ܩܒܪܐ (bêṯ qaḇrē)
• ܩܒܪܘܢܐ (qaḇrōnā)
• ܩܒܪܢܝܐ (qaḇrānāyā)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: കബ്ര (kabra)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [qabˈbɑ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [qabˈbɑ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [qɑˈbo.ro]

Noun

ܩܲܒܵܪܵܐ \ ܩܰܒ݁ܳܪܳܐ • (qabbārā) m (plural ܩܒܪܐ (qabbārē))

1. heap, pile
2. clew, ball of thread
3. (agriculture) sheaf of corn

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܪ		1st person	ܩܒܪܝ		ܩܒܪܢ
	construct	ܩܒܪ		2nd person	ܩܒܪܟ	ܩܒܪܟܝ	ܩܒܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܪܗ	ܩܒܪܗ	ܩܒܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܪܝ		ܩܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܩܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܩܒܪܝܟ	ܩܒܪܝܟܝ	ܩܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܩܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܪܘܗܝ	ܩܒܪܝܗ	ܩܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܩܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-17
• “qbr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-17
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 308a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 489b
• 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, pages 1313b-1314a

Anagrams

• ܒܩܪܐ
• ܒܪܩܐ
• ܩܪܒܐ