ܫܒܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ ܒ ܠ related to leading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܒܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܠܬܐ)

1. director, conductor, leader (especially spiritual leader)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܒܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܠ		1st person	ܫܒܠܝ		ܫܒܠܢ
	construct	ܫܒܠ		2nd person	ܫܒܠܟ	ܫܒܠܟܝ	ܫܒܠܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܒܠܝ		ܫܒܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܒܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܒܠܝܟ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝ	ܫܒܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܠܘܗܝ	ܫܒܠܝܗ	ܫܒܠܝܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܒܠܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)lɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)le] (plural)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܒܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܠ		1st person	ܫܒܠܝ		ܫܒܠܢ
	construct	ܫܒܠ		2nd person	ܫܒܠܟ	ܫܒܠܟܝ	ܫܒܠܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܠܝܢ		1st person	ܫܒܠܝ		ܫܒܠܝܢ
	construct	ܫܒܠܝ		2nd person	ܫܒܠܝܟ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝ	ܫܒܠܝܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܠܘܗܝ	ܫܒܠܝܗ	ܫܒܠܝܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܝܢ

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely appear as masculine.

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)lɑ]

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)le]

References

• “šbl”, 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, page 357b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 556b
• 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, page 1504a