Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܪ ܟ ܒ (r k b)
4 terms

Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavá).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mar.koːtɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [mar.t͡ʃav.tɑː]

Noun edit

ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (markaḇtāf sg (plural ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (markḇātē))

  1. vehicle (device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals)
  2. chariot, carriage

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܒ (r-k-b) related to riding. Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [markav(ə)tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mark(ə)vɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܪܟܒܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܪܟܒܬܐ)

  1. vehicle, conveyance
  2. chariot, carriage
  3. horsecloth, saddle
  4. throne

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mrkbh”, 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. 346b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 301b
  • 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. 834b