ܕܘܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dubbɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [dubbɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܕܘܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܘܒܪܐ)

1. guidance, direction, instruction, training
2. way, manner, custom, norm, conduct
3. order, rule, government, administration
4. agreement
5. formation
6. treatment (of a wound, metals, etc.)
7. (nutrition) diet
8. (astronomy) course (of the sun or moon)
9. (business) commerce

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܘܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܒܪ	ܕܘܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܒܪ	ܕܘܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܒܪܐ	ܕܘܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܒܪܝ	ܕܘܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܒܪܟ	ܕܘܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܒܪܟܝ	ܕܘܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܒܪܗ	ܕܘܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܒܪܗ	ܕܘܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܒܪܢ	ܕܘܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܒܪܟܘܢ	ܕܘܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܒܪܟܝܢ	ܕܘܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܒܪܗܘܢ	ܕܘܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܒܪܗܝܢ	ܕܘܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dwbr”, 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. 58b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 84b
• 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. 277a-b