ܢܒܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Feminine form of ܢܒܝܐ (n(ə)ḇījā(ʾ), “prophet”), from Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نُبُوَّة (nubuwwa) and Hebrew נְבִיאָה (nəḇîʾâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [n(ə)viθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [n(ə)vijɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܢܒܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܒܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܒܝܐ)
- prophetess
- prophet's wife
- interpreter
- speaker, spokeswoman
Inflection
declension of ܢܒܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܢܒܝܐ | ܢܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܢܒܝܬ | ܢܒܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܢܒܝܬܐ | ܢܒܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܢܒܝܬܝ | ܢܒܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܢܒܝܬܟ | ܢܒܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܢܒܝܬܟܝ | ܢܒܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܢܒܝܬܗ | ܢܒܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܢܒܝܬܗ | ܢܒܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܢܒܝܬܢ | ܢܒܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܢܒܝܬܟܘܢ | ܢܒܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܢܒܝܬܟܝܢ | ܢܒܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܢܒܝܬܗܘܢ | ܢܒܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܢܒܝܬܗܝܢ | ܢܒܝܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “nbyh”, 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. 884b
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