ܒܝܣܦܩܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of Parthian origin, analogous to Old Armenian դեսպակ (despak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛqɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛqe/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܣܦܩܐ • (bəyāspeqā) m (plural ܒܝܣܦܩܐ (bəyāspeqē))

1. mail wagon, courier’s coach

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܝܣܦܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܝܣܦܩ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ
construct	ܒܝܣܦܩ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ
emphatic	ܒܝܣܦܩܐ	ܒܝܣܦܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܝܣܦܩܟ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܝܣܦܩܗ	ܒܝܣܦܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܝܣܦܩܗ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܝܣܦܩܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܝܣܦܩܟܝܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܝܣܦܩܗܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܝܣܦܩܗܝܢ	ܒܝܣܦܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “byspqˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008) Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎^[1], Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎^[2], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54b