ܐܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru [A.GAR₅]); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔăˈvɑ.rɑ]

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾăḇārā) m (uncountable)

1. lead

Inflection

    declension of ܐܒܪܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܐܒܪ
construct	ܐܒܪ
emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܒܪܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܒܪܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܒܪܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܒܪܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אֵבָר (ʾêḇār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾeḇrā) f (plural ܐܒܪܐ)

1. feather, pinion
2. wing
3. (anatomy) limb, body part
4. custom, habit, lifestyle

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܒܪ	ܐܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܐܒܪ	ܐܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ	ܐܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܒܪܝ	ܐܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܒܪܟ	ܐܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܝ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܒܪܢ	ܐܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ	ܐܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (feather): ܐܒܪܬܐ (ʾeḇrəṯā)
• (limb): ܗܕܡܐ (haddāmā)

References

• “ˀbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-10
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
• 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, page 5a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abro/

Noun

ܐܰܒܪܳܐ • (abro) m (plural ܐܰܒܢܶܐ (abne))

1. son

   Synonyms: ܛܰܠܝܳܐ (ṭalyo), ܟܘܪܪܘܟܐ (kurruko)

   Coordinate term: ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ (barṯo, “daughter”)

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔebra/

Noun

ܐܶܒܪܰܐ (ʾebra) m

1. son