Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
6 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic יַבְשָׁא (yaḇšā); cognate to Arabic يُبْس (yubs), Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá) and Biblical Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈjawʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈjavʃɑː]

Noun edit

ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšām

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
    Synonym: ܒܸܪܙܵܐ (birzā)
    Antonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā)

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Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ (y-b-š) related to dryness. Compare Arabic يُبْس (yubs) and Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [javʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [javʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܝܒܫܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܒܫܐ)

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
  2. (dialectal) Houbara bustard

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References edit

  • ybš”, 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. 136a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 185b
  • 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. 562a

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