ܝܒܝܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܘ ܒ ܫ (w b š)
8 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, an ellipsis of ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (ʾarʿāʾ yabbīštā, literally “dry land”); cognate to Hebrew יַבֶּשֶׁת (yabéshet).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [jabbiʃːtɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (yabīštā) f sg (plural ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yabīšāṯā))

1. continent

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܐ (yabīšā)		1st person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܝܼ (yabīštī)		ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܲܢ (yabīštan)
	construct	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܲܬ݂ (yabīšaṯ)		2nd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (yabīštōḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (yabīštāḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yabīštawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (yabīštā)		3rd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܹܗ (yabīštēh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܗ̇ (yabīštāh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܗܘܿܢ (yabīšthōn)
plural	absolute	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܢ̈ (yabīšān)		1st person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (yabīšāṯī)		ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (yabīšāṯan)
	construct	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂̈ (yabīšāṯ)		2nd person	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yabīšāṯōḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yabīšāṯāḵ)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yabīšāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yabīšāṯā)		3rd person	ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܹܗ (yabīšāṯēh)	ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (yabīšāṯāh)	ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yabīšāṯhōn)

Hyponyms

Seven Continents in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܫܒ݂ܲܥ ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇaˁ yabīšāṯā) (layout · text)
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	ܓܲܪܒܹܐ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (garbē āmērīkā)	ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܵܡܹܝܪܝܼܟܵܐ (tayman āmērīkā)	ܐܲܢܛܲܪܩܛܝܼܩܹܐ (anṭarqṭīqē)	ܐܵܦܪܝܼܩܹܐ (āprīqē)	ܐܹܘܪܘܿܦܹܐ (ēwrōpē)	ܐܵܣܝܼܵܐ (āsīyā)	ܐܹܘܩܝܵܢܘܿܣܝܼܵܐ (ēwqyānōsīyā)
English	North America	South America	Antarctica	Africa	Europe	Asia	Oceania

Related terms

• ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā, “earth, dry land”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Standard, adjective) IPA^(key): [jabbiʃːtɑː]
• (Standard, verb) IPA^(key): [wiʃːtɑː]

Adjective

ܝܲܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (yabīštā) (plural ܝܲܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (yabbīšāṯā))

1. feminine of ܝܲܒܝܼܫܵܐ (yabīšā, “dry”)

Verb

ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (ḇīštā)

1. feminine of ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ḇīšā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Elliptical form of ܐܪܥܐ ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (ʾarʿāʾ yabbīštā), from ܐܪܥܐ (ʾarʿā, “land”) + ܝܒܝܫܬܐ (yabbīštā, “dry”), from the root ܝ ܒ ܫ related to dryness. Compare Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabbāšâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jabbiʃtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [jabbiʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܝܒܝܫܬܐ)

1. earth, dry land

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܝܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܒܝܫܐ		1st person	ܝܒܝܫܬܝ		ܝܒܝܫܬܢ
	construct	ܝܒܝܫܬ		2nd person	ܝܒܝܫܬܟ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܝܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܒܝܫܢ		1st person	ܝܒܝܫܬܢ		ܝܒܝܫܬܢ
	construct	ܝܒܝܫܬ		2nd person	ܝܒܝܫܬܟ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܝܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ	ܝܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ

Adjective

ܝܒܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. feminine emphatic singular of ܝܒܝܫܐ
2. feminine emphatic plural of ܝܒܝܫܐ

References

• “ybyšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ybšh”, 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 136b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 185b
• 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, →ISBN, page 560a