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))
- (literary) narrow track, trail
- (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
| 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [darbɑ], [dɛrbɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [darbe], [dɛrbe] (plural)
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
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