ܡܪܟܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܟ ܒ (r k b)
4 terms

Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [mar.koːtɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [mar.t͡ʃav.tɑː]

Noun

ܡܲܪܟܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (markaḇtā) f sg (plural ܡܲܪܟܒ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (markḇātē))

  1. vehicle (device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals)
  2. chariot, carriage

Inflection

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܪ-ܟ-ܒ (r-k-b) related to riding. Compare Arabic مَرْكَبَة (markaba) and Hebrew מֶרְכָּבָה (merkāḇâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [markav(ə)tɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mark(ə)vɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܪܟܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܪܟܒܬܐ)

  1. vehicle, conveyance
  2. chariot, carriage
  3. horsecloth, saddle
  4. throne

Inflection

References

  • mrkbh”, 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. 346b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 301b
  • 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. 834b
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