ܡܥܒܪܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
13 terms

Feminine noun of place derived from the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr, to pass, cross).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.bar.tɑː]

Noun

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ܡܲܥܒܲܪܬܵܐ (maˁbartāf sg (plural ܡܲܥܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܐ (maˁḇrāṯē))

  1. territory, enclosed land
  2. intercourse, conversation
  3. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
  4. (medicine) undigested food in stool
  5. (geography) ford; strait, canal, duct
  6. (architecture) vestibule

Inflection

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܥ-ܒ-ܪ (ʿ-b-r) related to crossing. Compare Hebrew מַעְבָּרָה (maʿbārâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [maʕbartɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [maʕb(ə)rɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܡܥܒܪܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܥܒܪܬܐ)

  1. way, pass, passage, crossing
  2. ford
  3. (geography) strait, canal, duct
  4. (nautical) ferry, punt
  5. (architecture) vestibule
  6. territory, enclosed land
  7. intercourse, conversation
  8. (figuratively) commentator, expounder of doctrine
  9. (medicine) undigested food in stool

Inflection

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References

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  • mˁbrh”, 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. 243a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 288a
  • 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. 798b