ܟܒܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

See Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (keḇšē), singular feminine counterpart ܢܩܝܐ (neqyā))

1. ram, wether

   Synonyms: ܥܪܒܐ (ʿerbā), ܕܟܪܐ (deḵrā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܒܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	ܟܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܒܫܝ	ܟܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܒܫܢ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: քօշ (kʻōš), քաւշ (kʻawš), գօշ (gōš)

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š) related to pressing. Compare Arabic كَبْس (kabs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k(ə)vɑʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [k(ə)vɑʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (kəḇāšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kəḇāšē))

1. pressure
2. assault, conquest, taking by storm

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܒܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	ܟܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܒܫܝ	ܟܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܒܫܢ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

As above from the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (keḇšā))

1. sap of mustard plant
2. pickle preserved with mustard
3. (architecture) head of end of a bridge

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܒܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	ܟܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܒܫܝ	ܟܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܒܫܢ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃɑ], [k(ə)vɑʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kɛvʃe], [k(ə)vɑʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (keḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kəḇāšē))

1. spindle

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܒܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	ܟܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܒܫܝ	ܟܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܒܫܢ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܫܐ (kūšā)

Etymology 5

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܫ (k-b-š). Compare Hebrew כֶּבֶשׁ (kéḇeš).

Alternative forms

• ܟܘܒܫܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kavʃɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [kavʃe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܟܒܫܐ • (kaḇšā) m (plural ܟܒܫܐ (kaḇšē))

1. footstool, step

Inflection

    inflection of ܟܒܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܫ	ܟܒܫܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܫܐ	ܟܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܟܒܫܝ	ܟܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟ	ܟܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܟܒܫܗ	ܟܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܟܒܫܢ	ܟܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܟܒܫܟܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܘܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܟܒܫܗܝܢ	ܟܒܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “kbš⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kbš³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kbš⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kwš²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “kbš”, 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, pages 150b–151a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 204b
• 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, page 598b