ܢܒܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܢ ܒ ܐ (n b ˀ)
1 term

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nwiːjaː]

Noun

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ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (nḇīyām (plural ܢܒ݂̈ܝܼܹܐ (nḇīyē), feminine ܢܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nḇīṯā))

  1. prophet
    Synonym: ܚܲܙܵܝܵܐ (ḥazzāyā)

Proper noun

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ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (nḇīyām

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [n(ə)vijɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)vije(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܢܒܝܐ (nǝḇī(ˀ)ām (plural ܢܒܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܒܝܬܐ)

  1. prophet
    Synonym: ܚܙܝܐ
  2. interpreter
  3. speaker, spokesman
  4. codex

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • nby”, 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. 195a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 326a
  • 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. 884a

Anagrams

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