Barnabas

See also: Barnabás and Barnabáš

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from Aramaic בַרְנֶבֻאָה (barneḇú’â, literally “prophet's son”), from בּר (bar, “son of”) and נְבִיָּא (nəḇiyyā, “prophet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (General American) /ˈbɑɹnəbəs/, (Received Pronunciation) /ˈbɑːnəbəs/

Proper noun

Barnabas

1. (biblical) An early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 4:36–37:

     And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation, ) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Related terms

• variant: Barnaby
• pet form: Barney

Translations

An early Christian

• Arabic: بَرْنَابَا m (barnābā)
• Aramaic: בַרְנֶבֻאָה m (Barneḇú’â)
• Armenian: Բառնաբաս (Baṙnabas)
• Bulgarian: Варнава m (Varnava)
• Catalan: Bernabé (ca)
• Cherokee: ᏆᏂᏆ (quaniqua)
• Finnish: Barnabas
• French: Barnabé (fr)
• Galician: Barnabeu (gl)
• Georgian: ბარნაბა (barnaba)
• Greek: Βαρνάβας (el) (Varnávas)

  Ancient Greek: Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs)

• Hungarian: Barnabás (hu)
• Irish:

  Old Irish: Barnaip m

• Italian: Barnaba (it)
• Kazakh: Барнаба (Barnaba)
• Latin: Barnabas
• Manx: Barnabas m
• Polish: Barnaba (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barnabé m
• Russian: Варна́ва (ru) m anim (Varnáva)
• Spanish: Bernabé (es) m

male given name

• Aramaic: בַרְנֶבֻאָה m (Barneḇú’â)
• Breton: Barnev m
• Bulgarian: Варнава m (Varnava)
• Catalan: Bernabé (ca)
• Coptic: ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ (barnabas)
• Galician: Barnabeu (gl)
• Hungarian: Barnabás (hu)
• Italian: Barnaba (it) m
• Māori: Pānapa
• Polish: Barnaba (pl) m
• Portuguese: Barnabé m
• Spanish: Bernabé (es) m

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑrnɑbɑs/, [ˈbɑ̝rnɑ̝bɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrnɑbɑs
• Syllabification^(key): Bar‧na‧bas
• Hyphenation^(key): Bar‧na‧bas

Proper noun

Barnabas

1. (biblical) Barnabas

Declension

Inflection of Barnabas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)
nominative		Barnabas	—
genitive		Barnabaan	—
partitive		Barnabasta	—
illative		Barnabaaseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Barnabas	—
accusative	nom.	Barnabas	—
	gen.	Barnabaan
genitive		Barnabaan	—
partitive		Barnabasta	—
inessive		Barnabaassa	—
elative		Barnabaasta	—
illative		Barnabaaseen	—
adessive		Barnabaalla	—
ablative		Barnabaalta	—
allative		Barnabaalle	—
essive		Barnabaana	—
translative		Barnabaaksi	—
abessive		Barnabaatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Barnabas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Barnabaani — accusative nom. Barnabaani — gen. Barnabaani genitive Barnabaani — partitive Barnabastani — inessive Barnabaassani — elative Barnabaastani — illative Barnabaaseeni — adessive Barnabaallani — ablative Barnabaaltani — allative Barnabaalleni — essive Barnabaanani — translative Barnabaakseni — abessive Barnabaattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Barnabaasi — accusative nom. Barnabaasi — gen. Barnabaasi genitive Barnabaasi — partitive Barnabastasi — inessive Barnabaassasi — elative Barnabaastasi — illative Barnabaaseesi — adessive Barnabaallasi — ablative Barnabaaltasi — allative Barnabaallesi — essive Barnabaanasi — translative Barnabaaksesi — abessive Barnabaattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Barnabaamme — accusative nom. Barnabaamme — gen. Barnabaamme genitive Barnabaamme — partitive Barnabastamme — inessive Barnabaassamme — elative Barnabaastamme — illative Barnabaaseemme — adessive Barnabaallamme — ablative Barnabaaltamme — allative Barnabaallemme — essive Barnabaanamme — translative Barnabaaksemme — abessive Barnabaattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Barnabaanne — accusative nom. Barnabaanne — gen. Barnabaanne genitive Barnabaanne — partitive Barnabastanne — inessive Barnabaassanne — elative Barnabaastanne — illative Barnabaaseenne — adessive Barnabaallanne — ablative Barnabaaltanne — allative Barnabaallenne — essive Barnabaananne — translative Barnabaaksenne — abessive Barnabaattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Barnabaansa — accusative nom. Barnabaansa — gen. Barnabaansa genitive Barnabaansa — partitive Barnabastaan Barnabastansa — inessive Barnabaassaan Barnabaassansa — elative Barnabaastaan Barnabaastansa — illative Barnabaaseensa — adessive Barnabaallaan Barnabaallansa — ablative Barnabaaltaan Barnabaaltansa — allative Barnabaalleen Barnabaallensa — essive Barnabaanaan Barnabaanansa — translative Barnabaakseen Barnabaaksensa — abessive Barnabaattaan Barnabaattansa — instructive — — comitative — —