ܐܒܪܗܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܗܡ, from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām, “Abraham”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔoːˈrˤaha]
• (Tyari) IPA^(key): [ʔaw.rɑˈhɑm]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]

Proper noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ • (aḇrāhām) m

1. (biblical) Abraham
   • Genesis 17:5:

     ܘܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܫ݇ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ؛ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܒܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܬܒ݂ܸܢܘܼܟ݂.

     w-lē pāyēš qiryā midrē šimūḵ aḇrām, īnā hāwē šimūḵ aḇrāhām; sābāb dbābā būšāyūtā dṭāyippē qām matḇinūḵ.

     Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.

2. a male given name

Derived terms

• ܐܲܒ݂ܪܘܿ (aḇrō) (diminutive, nickname)

See also

• ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ (aḇrām)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām, “Abraham”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔawˈrɑ.hɑm]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɑw.roˈhom], [ʔɑb.roˈhom]

Proper noun

ܐܒܪܗܡ • (ʾaḇrāhām) m

1. (biblical) Abraham
   • Peshitta, Genesis 17:5:

     ܘܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܡ: ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܗܡ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܝܗܒܬܟ.

     wə-lā neṯqərē ṯūḇ šəmāḵ ʾaḇrām, ʾellā nēhwē šəmāḵ ʾaḇrāhām, meṭṭol də-ʾăḇā lə-sōḡʾā ḏə-ʿam[mə]mē ya[h]ḇəṯāḵ.

     Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

2. a male given name

Descendants

• → Malayalam: അബ്രഹാം (abrahāṁ), അവിറ (aviṟa), അവറൻ (avaṟaṉ), എബ്രഹാം (ebrahāṁ), അബ്രാഹം (abrāhaṁ)

See also

• ܐܒܪܡ (ʾaḇrām)

References

• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 401b