ܫܒܠܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܠ (š-b-l) related to leading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃabbɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܫܒܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܠܬܐ)

1. director, conductor, leader (especially spiritual leader)

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܒܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܒܠ	ܫܒܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܒܠ	ܫܒܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ	ܫܒܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܒܠܝ	ܫܒܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܒܠܟ	ܫܒܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܝ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܒܠܢ	ܫܒܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܝܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܒܠܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܒܠܗܝܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܒܠܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)lɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)le(ʔ)] (plural)

Inflection

    inflection of ܫܒܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܫܒܠ	ܫܒܠܝܢ
construct	ܫܒܠ	ܫܒܠܝ
emphatic	ܫܒܠܐ	ܫܒܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܫܒܠܝ	ܫܒܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܫܒܠܟ	ܫܒܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܝ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܫܒܠܗ	ܫܒܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܫܒܠܢ	ܫܒܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܫܒܠܟܝܢ	ܫܒܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܫܒܠܗܘܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܫܒܠܗܝܢ	ܫܒܠܝܗܝܢ

Usage notes

While the word is normally considered feminine, it may rarely appear as masculine.

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)lɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܫܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. emphatic plural of ܫܒܠܬܐ

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): [ʃɛbb(ə)le(ʔ)]

References

• “šbl”, 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. 357b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 556b
• 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. 1504a