Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, ܒܥܸܠ (bˁil, lord of) +‎ ܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dḇāḇā). From Classical Syriac, itself a partial calque of Akkadian [script needed] (bēl dabābi, Lord of the speech); compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (ba'al zvuv). Doublet of ܒܥܸܠܙܒ݂ܘܿܒ݂ (bˁilzḇōḇ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇām sg (plural ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bˁildḇāḇē), feminine ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇtā))

  1. enemy, foe, adversary, accuser
    Synonyms: ܣܲܢܵܝܵܐ (sannāyā), ܣܵܩܘܿܪܵܐ (sāqōrā), ܣܲܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܐ (saquḇlā), ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)
    Antonyms: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā), ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā), ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ
(bˁildḇāḇī)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ
(bˁildḇāḇan)
construct ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂
(bˁildḇāḇ)
2nd person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(bˁildḇāḇūḵ)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(bˁildḇāḇāḵ)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bˁildḇāḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ
(bˁildḇāḇā)
3rd person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹܗ
(bˁildḇāḇēh)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇
(bˁildḇāḇāh)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(bˁildḇāḇhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈
(bˁildḇāḇī)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈
(bˁildḇāḇan)
construct ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈
(bˁildḇāḇay)
2nd person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(bˁildḇāḇūḵ)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(bˁildḇāḇāḵ)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bˁildḇāḇāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ
(bˁildḇāḇē)
3rd person ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(bˁildḇāḇūh)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇
(bˁildḇāḇōh)
ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(bˁildḇāḇhōn)

Derived terms

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܒܥܠ (b(ə)ʿel, lord of) + ܕܒܒܐ (d(ə)ḇāḇā(ʾ), the fly). Compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܐ)

  1. enemy, adversary
  2. accuser

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Proper noun

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ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. Beelzebub, the Devil

References

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  • bˁldbb”, 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. 34b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 51a
  • 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. 171a