Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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Compare Akkadian 𒂘 (ebūru [BURU14]) and Hebrew עֲבֹר (ʿăḇōr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)vurɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕ(ə)vure(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܥܒܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܒܘܪܐ)

  1. grain, crop, produce; corn, wheat; food, victuals
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʕɑvorɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɑvore(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܥܒܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܒܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܒܘܪܬܐ)

  1. passing, transient, transitory
  2. passing away
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Noun

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ܥܒܘܪܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܥܒܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܥܒܘܪܬܐ)

  1. crosser, traveller, wayfarer, passer-by
  2. transgressor
  3. transgressing
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References

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  • ˁbwr”, 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. 242a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 398a
  • 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. 1062a