ܥܒܕܐ

See also: ܥܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܒ ܕ (ˁ b d)
7 terms

Etymology 1

A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד ('éved), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) and Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕawdaː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔavdaː], [ʔoːdaː]

Noun

ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ • (ˁaḇdā) m (plural ܥܲܒ݂̈ܕܹܐ (ˁaḇdē), feminine ܐܸܡܬ݂ܵܐ (imṯā))

1. servant, slave, bondsman

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ (ˁaḇdā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼ (ˁaḇdī)		ܥܲܒ݂ܕܲܢ (ˁaḇdan)
	construct	ܥܲܒ݂ܸܕ݂ (ˁaḇiḏ)	2nd person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaḇdūḵ)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaḇdāḵ)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaḇdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ (ˁaḇdā)	3rd person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹܗ (ˁaḇdēh)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܗ̇ (ˁaḇdāh)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܗܘܿܢ (ˁaḇdhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼ̈ (ˁaḇdī)		ܥܲܒ݂ܕܲܢ̈ (ˁaḇdan)
	construct	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܲܝ̈ (ˁaḇday)	2nd person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁaḇdūḵ)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁaḇdāḵ)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaḇdāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ (ˁaḇdē)	3rd person	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁaḇdūh)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁaḇdōh)	ܥܲܒ݂ܕܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁaḇdhōn)

Derived terms

• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁaḇdāˀīṯ)

Proper noun

ܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ • (ˁaḇdā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܿ (ˁaḇdō)
• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ (ˁaḇdīšōˁ)
• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܲܠܵܗܵܐ (ˁaḇdallāhā)
• ܥܲܒ݂ܕܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ (ˁaḇdmšīḥā)

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ (ˁāḇēḏ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕəˈwɑːðɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [vɑːdɑː]

Noun

ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ • (ˁḇāḏā) m sg (plural ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁḇāḏē))

1. labour/labor, work, toil, exertion
2. making, forming, building, creating
3. construction, creation
4. deed, action, operation, production

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇāḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܝܼ (ˁḇāḏī)		ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܲܢ (ˁḇāḏan)
	construct	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ (ˁḇāḏ)	2nd person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁḇāḏūḵ)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁḇāḏāḵ)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁḇāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇāḏā)	3rd person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܗ (ˁḇāḏēh)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁḇāḏāh)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁḇāḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܝܼ̈ (ˁḇāḏī)		ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܲܢ̈ (ˁḇāḏan)
	construct	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܲܝ̈ (ˁḇāḏay)	2nd person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ˁḇāḏūḵ)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ˁḇāḏāḵ)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁḇāḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ˁḇāḏē)	3rd person	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ˁḇāḏūh)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ˁḇāḏōh)	ܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ˁḇāḏhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Belonging to the root ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d) related to working. A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʕav.dɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʕav.de] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿaḇdā) m (plural ܥܒܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܡܬܐ)

1. servant, slave, bondsman

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܒܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܒܕ	ܥܒܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܒܕ	ܥܒܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܒܕܐ	ܥܒܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܒܕܝ	ܥܒܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܒܕܟ	ܥܒܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܝ	ܥܒܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܒܕܗ	ܥܒܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܒܕܗ	ܥܒܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܒܕܢ	ܥܒܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܘܢ	ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܝܢ	ܥܒܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܒܕܗܘܢ	ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܒܕܗܝܢ	ܥܒܕܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿaḇdā) m

1. a male given name

Etymology 2

From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d) related to working; see Etymology 1 for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈvɑ.ðɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʕ(ə.)ˈvɑ.ðe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܒܕܐ • (ʿəḇāḏā) m (plural ܥܒܕܐ)

1. labour/labor, work, toil, exertion
2. making, forming, building, creating
3. construction, creation
4. deed, action, operation, production
5. preparation
6. employment, occupation, business
7. substance, thing, affair
8. creature
9. wealth, estate, possessions, goods
10. baggage, cargo
11. (grammar) predicate; active voice
12. administration
13. office, function
14. province
15. reality

Inflection

    inflection of ܥܒܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܒܕ	ܥܒܕܝܢ
construct	ܥܒܕ	ܥܒܕܝ
emphatic	ܥܒܕܐ	ܥܒܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܒܕܝ	ܥܒܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܒܕܟ	ܥܒܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܝ	ܥܒܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܒܕܗ	ܥܒܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܒܕܗ	ܥܒܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܒܕܢ	ܥܒܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܘܢ	ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܒܕܟܝܢ	ܥܒܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܒܕܗܘܢ	ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܒܕܗܝܢ	ܥܒܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁbd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-12-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 241b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 397a-b
• 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. 1060a-b