ܢܘܒܪܫܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܢ-ܒ-ܪ-ܫ (n-b-r-š), related to kindling, from ܢܒܪܫܬܐ (naḇreštā, candelabrum), either from Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠*nibrāšti-⁠/) or from Akkadian 𒈾𒀊𒇺 (/⁠nabliš⁠/, like a flame, like a light or flash); compare Arabic نِبْرَاس (nibrās).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [nuvˈrɑ.ʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [nuvˈrɑ.ʃe] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܢܘܒܪܫܐ (nūḇrāšām (plural ܢܘܒܪܫܐ)

  1. flame, fire

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • nwbrš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-17
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 196a
  • 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. 894b