ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (mlcpʾn' /⁠marz(o)bān⁠/, “margrave”). Also found as Arabic مَرْزُبَان (marzubān), Old Armenian մարզպան (marzpan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)bɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)bɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܙܒܢܐ • (marzəbānā) m (plural ܡܪܙܒܢܐ (marzəbānē))

1. governor, marquis, margrave

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܪܙܒܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܪܙܒܢܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܝܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Related terms

• ܡܪܙܐ (marzā, “boundary”)

Etymology 2

Identical to Arabic مَرْزَبَان (marzabān, “a dry measure for grain used in Aleppo”), Middle Armenian մարզպան (marzpan, “a measure for grain or liquid”). Presumably +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā) from ܡܪܙܒܐ* (marzəḇā), found as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מַרְזִיבָא (marzīḇā), Classical Syriac ܡܪܙܝܒܐ (marzīḇā), Arabic مِرْزَاب (mirzāb), meaning a spout or gutter, and accordingly a spout of grain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)vɑnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [marz(ə)vɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܙܒܢܐ • (marzəḇānā) m (plural ܡܪܙܒܢܐ (marzəḇānē))

1. a certain measure of grain, peck, bushel

Inflection

    inflection of ܡܪܙܒܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܡܪܙܒܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܡܪܙܒܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ	ܡܪܙܒܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܡܪܙܒܢܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܡܪܙܒܢܟܝܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܘܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܡܪܙܒܢܗܝܢ	ܡܪܙܒܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “mrzbn”, 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, page 192a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 300b
• 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 830b