ܡܕܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r). Compare Akkadian 𒆳𒁀𒊒 (/⁠madbaru⁠/, “desert, wilderness, steppe, hinterlands; Arabia”) and Hebrew מִדְבָּר (miḏbār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maðb(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maðb(ə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܒܪܐ • (maḏbrā) m (plural ܡܕܒܪܐ)

1. desert, wilderness
2. steppe

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܕܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܕܒܪ	ܡܕܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܕܒܪ	ܡܕܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܕܒܪܐ	ܡܕܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܕܒܪܝ	ܡܕܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܝ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܕܒܪܗ	ܡܕܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܕܒܪܗ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܕܒܪܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܝܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܕܒܪܗܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܕܒܪܗܝܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܡܕܒܪܝܐ
• ܡܕܒܪܢܝܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r) related to leading. Compare Hebrew מְדַבֵּר (məḏabbēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðavrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðavre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܡܕܒܪܐ)

1. leader, guide

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܕܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܕܒܪ	ܡܕܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܡܕܒܪ	ܡܕܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܡܕܒܪܐ	ܡܕܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܕܒܪܝ	ܡܕܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܝ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܕܒܪܗ	ܡܕܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܕܒܪܗ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܕܒܪܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܕܒܪܟܝܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܕܒܪܗܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܕܒܪܗܝܢ	ܡܕܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mdbr”, 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. 58a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 251b
• 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. 712a