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 (qḇūrā)

number	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 (qḇūrā)

number	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒܘܪ	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܒܘܪ	ܩܒܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ	ܩܒܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܘܪܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܘܪܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܝܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܘܪܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒܘܪ	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܩܒܘܪ	ܩܒܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܩܒܘܪܐ	ܩܒܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܘܪܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܝ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܘܪܗ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܘܪܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܘܪܟܝܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܩܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܘܪܗܝܢ	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