ܫܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܒ ܪ (š b r)
2 terms

From Aramaic שַׁבְרָא (šaḇrā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃaw.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʃav.rɑː]

Noun

ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (šaḇrā) m sg (plural ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (šaḇrē), feminine ܫܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇarṯā))

1. child, toddler, infant (under five years old)

   Coordinate terms: ܝܲܢܩܵܐ (yanqā, “baby”), ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā, “boy”), ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā, “youth”)

2. (formal) minor

   Antonym: ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (šaḇrī)		ܫܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (šaḇran)
	construct	ܫܒ݂ܲܪ (šḇar)		2nd person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (šaḇrūḵ)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šaḇrāḵ)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā)		3rd person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (šaḇrēh)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (šaḇrōh)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (šaḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (šaḇrī)		ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (šaḇran)
	construct	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (šaḇray)		2nd person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šaḇrūḵ)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šaḇrāḵ)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (šaḇrē)		3rd person	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šaḇrūh)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (šaḇrōh)	ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (šaḇrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (āsyā dšaḇrē, “pediatrician”)
• ܡܪܲܫܠܘܼܬ݂ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (mrašlūṯ šaḇrē, “poliomyelitis”)
• ܥܵܓ݂ܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁāḡilṯā dšaḇrē, “pram”)
• ܫܲܒܘܼܪܵܐ (šabūrā, “childish”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaḇrūṯā, “childhood”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܢܵܐ (šaḇrōnā, “toddler, infant”)
• ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šaḇrānāyā, “infantile, juvenile”)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܪ (š-b-r) related to being childish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃavrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃavre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܒܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܪܬܐ)

1. toddler, child, infant (under five years old)
2. candlewick

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܪ		1st person	ܫܒܪܝ		ܫܒܪܢ
	construct	ܫܒܪ		2nd person	ܫܒܪܟ	ܫܒܪܟܝ	ܫܒܪܟܘܢ	ܫܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܪܗ	ܫܒܪܗ	ܫܒܪܗܘܢ	ܫܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܒܪܝ		ܫܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܒܪܝܟ	ܫܒܪܝܟܝ	ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܪܘܗܝ	ܫܒܪܝܗ	ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܫܒܪܘܬܐ

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒌑𒈛𒈥𒌅 (šibburratu [U₂.LUḪ.MAR.TU]).

Alternative forms

• ܫܒܗܪܐ
• ܫܘܒܪܐ
• ܫܘܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܒܪܐ)

1. (botany) harmal, Syrian rue
2. (by extension) wick made from harmal

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܫܒܪ		1st person	ܫܒܪܝ		ܫܒܪܢ
	construct	ܫܒܪ		2nd person	ܫܒܪܟ	ܫܒܪܟܝ	ܫܒܪܟܘܢ	ܫܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܪܗ	ܫܒܪܗ	ܫܒܪܗܘܢ	ܫܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܫܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܫܒܪܝ		ܫܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܫܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܫܒܪܝܟ	ܫܒܪܝܟܝ	ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܫܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܫܒܪܘܗܝ	ܫܒܪܝܗ	ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܫܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “šbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-06
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 358b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 557b, 568a
• 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, pp. 1505b-1506a