ܡܥܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
11 terms

Feminine noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr, “to pass, cross”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.bar.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ • (maˁbartā) f sg (plural ܡܲܥܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁḇrāṯē))

1. territory, enclosed land
2. intercourse, conversation
3. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
4. (medicine) undigested food in stool
5. (geography) ford; strait, canal, duct
6. (architecture) vestibule

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ (maˁbartā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܝܼ (maˁbartī)		ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܲܢ (maˁbartan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܪܲܬ݂ (maˁbraṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbartūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbartāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbartāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ (maˁbartā)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܹܗ (maˁbartēh)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܗ̇ (maˁbartāh)	ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܗܘܿܢ (maˁbarthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (maˁbrāṯī)		ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (maˁbrāṯan)
	construct	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (maˁbrāṯ)	2nd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (maˁbrāṯūḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (maˁbrāṯāḵ)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (maˁbrāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁbrāṯē)	3rd person	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (maˁbrāṯēh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (maˁbrāṯāh)	ܡܲܥܒܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (maˁbrāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܪ (ʿ-b-r) related to crossing. Compare Hebrew מַעְבָּרָה (maʿbārâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maʕbartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maʕb(ə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܥܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܥܒܪܬܐ)

1. way, pass, passage, crossing
2. ford
3. (geography) strait, canal, duct
4. (nautical) ferry, punt
5. (architecture) vestibule
6. territory, enclosed land
7. intercourse, conversation
8. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
9. (medicine) undigested food in stool

Inflection

    declension of ܡܥܒܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܥܒܪܐ	ܡܥܒܪܢ
construct	ܡܥܒܪܬ	ܡܥܒܪܬ
emphatic	ܡܥܒܪܬܐ	ܡܥܒܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܥܒܪܬܝ	ܡܥܒܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܥܒܪܬܟ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܥܒܪܬܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܝܢ	ܡܥܒܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mˁbrh”, 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. 243a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 288a
• 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. 798b