ܢܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܢ ܒ ܐ (n b ˀ)
1 term

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [nviːjaː]

Noun

ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ • (nḇīyā) m (plural ܢܒ݂̈ܝܼܹܐ (nḇīyē), feminine ܢܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nḇīṯā))

  1. prophet
    Synonym: ܚܲܙܵܝܵܐ (ḥazzāyā)

Proper noun

ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ • (nḇīyā) m

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

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

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

Noun

ܢܒܝܐ • (nǝḇī(ˀ)ā) m (plural ܢܒܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܒܝܬܐ)

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

Inflection
    inflection of ܢܒܝܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܢܒܝ ܢܒܝܝܢ
construct ܢܒܝ ܢܒܝܝ
emphatic ܢܒܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܢܒܝܝ ܢܒܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܢܒܝܟ ܢܒܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܢܒܝܟܝ ܢܒܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܢܒܝܗ ܢܒܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܢܒܝܗ ܢܒܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܢܒܝܢ ܢܒܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܢܒܝܟܘܢ ܢܒܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܢܒܝܟܝܢ ܢܒܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܢܒܝܗܘܢ ܢܒܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܢܒܝܗܝܢ ܢܒܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References
  • “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

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