ܫܒܪܐ

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
    declension of ܫܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܒܪ ܫܒܪܝܢ
construct ܫܒܪ ܫܒܪܝ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ ܫܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܒܪܟ ܫܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܒܪܟܝ ܫܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܒܪܢ ܫܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܒܪܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܒܪܟܝܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܒܪܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܒܪܗܝܢ ܫܒܪܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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
    declension of ܫܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܫܒܪ ܫܒܪܝܢ
construct ܫܒܪ ܫܒܪܝ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ ܫܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܫܒܪܟ ܫܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܫܒܪܟܝ ܫܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܫܒܪܢ ܫܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܫܒܪܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܫܒܪܟܝܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܫܒܪܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܫܒܪܗܝܢ 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, 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
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