ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəʕɪl.dəwɑːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɪl.dəvɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (bˁildḇāḇā) m 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

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

• ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܹܫܵܝܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇā rēšāyā, “the archenemy, the main adversary”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑvɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑve(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܐ)

1. enemy, adversary
2. accuser

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܥܠܕܒܒ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ
construct	ܒܥܠܕܒܒ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ
emphatic	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܝ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܝܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗܝܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. Beelzebub, the Devil

References

• “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