ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

By surface analysis, ܒܥܸܠ (bˁil, lord of) +‎ ܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dḇāḇā). From Classical Syriac, itself a partial calque of Akkadian [script needed] (bēl dabābi, Lord of the speech); compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (ba'al zvuv). Doublet of ܒܥܸܠܙܒ݂ܘܿܒ݂ (bˁilzḇōḇ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bəʕɪl.dəwɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [bɪl.dəvɑːvɑː]

Noun[edit]

ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇām sg (plural ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bˁildḇāḇē), feminine ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇtā))

  1. enemy, foe, adversary, accuser
    Synonyms: ܣܲܢܵܝܵܐ (sannāyā), ܣܵܩܘܿܪܵܐ (sāqōrā), ܣܲܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܐ (saquḇlā), ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)
    Antonyms: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā), ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā), ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ܒܥܠ (b(ə)ʿel, lord of) + ܕܒܒܐ (d(ə)ḇāḇā(ʾ), the fly). Compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܐ)

  1. enemy, adversary
  2. accuser

Inflection[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. Beelzebub, the Devil

References[edit]

  • bˁldbb”, 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. 34b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 51a
  • 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. 171a