ܕܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܪ ܒ (d r b)
1 term

ܕܪܒܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic دَرْب (darb), borrowed from Ancient Greek Δέρβη (Dérbē, “Derbe”), a border town in Lycaonia at the Cilician Gates.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [dɪr.bɑː]

Noun

ܕܸܪܒܵܐ • (dirbā) m sg (plural ܕܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (dirbē))

1. (literary) narrow track, trail

   Synonyms: ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā)

2. (modern) driveway, service road, access road

   ܚܸܙܝܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܹܗ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܕܸܪܒܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.

   ḥizyāh lī raddāytēh muklītā b-dirbā l-baddar min baytā.

   I saw his car parked in the driveway outside the house.

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܪܒܵܐ (dirbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܪܒܝܼ (dirbī)		ܕܸܪܒܲܢ (dirban)
	construct	ܕܪܸܒ݂ (driḇ)	2nd person	ܕܸܪܒܘܼܟ݂ (dirbūḵ)	ܕܸܪܒܵܟ݂ܝ (dirbāḵ)	ܕܸܪܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dirbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܪܒܵܐ (dirbā)	3rd person	ܕܸܪܒܹܗ (dirbēh)	ܕܸܪܒܘܿܗ̇ (dirbōh)	ܕܸܪܒܗܘܿܢ (dirbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܝܼ (dirbī)		ܕܸܪ̈ܒܲܢ (dirban)
	construct	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܲܝ (dirbay)	2nd person	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܼܟ݂ (dirbūḵ)	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܵܟ݂ܝ (dirbāḵ)	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dirbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (dirbē)	3rd person	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܼܗܝ (dirbūh)	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇ (dirbōh)	ܕܸܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ (dirbhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic دَرْب (darb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [darbɑ], [dɛrbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [darbe], [dɛrbe] (plural)

Noun

ܕܪܒܐ • (darbā, derbā) m (plural ܕܪܒܐ (darbē, derbē))

1. way, road

   Synonyms: ܐܘܪܚܐ, ܫܒܝܠܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܪܒ	ܕܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܕܪܒ	ܕܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܕܪܒܐ	ܕܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܪܒܝ	ܕܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܪܒܟ	ܕܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܪܒܟܝ	ܕܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܪܒܗ	ܕܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܪܒܗ	ܕܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܪܒܢ	ܕܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܪܒܟܘܢ	ܕܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܪܒܟܝܢ	ܕܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܪܒܗܘܢ	ܕܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܪܒܗܝܢ	ܕܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “drb”, 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 70a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a
• 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 319b