ܢܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ (n-b-r) related to clawing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛvrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [nɛvre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

1. (animal anatomy) claw, talon, spur
2. (figuratively) clothing fastener

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܒܪ	ܢܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܒܪ	ܢܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ	ܢܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܒܪܝ	ܢܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܒܪܢ	ܢܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ (n-b-r) related to clawing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

1. clawing, scratching
2. (botany) fibrous part of palm leaf
3. (possibly) tape

Inflection

    inflection of ܢܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܢܒܪ	ܢܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܢܒܪ	ܢܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ	ܢܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܢܒܪܝ	ܢܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܢܒܪܢ	ܢܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “nbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-07
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 326b
• 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. 885b