ܕܒܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܒ ܫ (d b š)
5 terms

Feminine active noun derived form the verb ܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ (diḇšā, “honey”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [dab.baːʃ.taː]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dabaʃ.ta.]

Noun

ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܐ • (dabbāštā) f (plural ܕܲܒܵܫܹ̈ܐ (dabbāšē))

bee

Inflection

Inflection of **ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܕܲܒܵܫܵܐ (dabbāšā)		1^st person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܝܼ (dabbāštī)		ܕܲܒܵܫܬܲܢ (dabbāštan)
	construct	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܬ݂ (dabbāšaṯ)		2^nd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (dabbāštōḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (dabbāštāḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dabbāštawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܐ (dabbāštā)		3^rd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܹܗ (dabbāštēh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܗ̇ (dabbāštāh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬܗܘܿܢ (dabbāšthōn)
plural	absolute	ܕܲܒܵܫܝܼ̈ܢ (dabbāšīn)		1^st person	ܕܲܒܵܫܝܼ̈ (dabbāšī)		ܕܲܒܵܫܲܢ̈ (dabbāšan)
	construct	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܝ̈ (dabbāšay)		2^nd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dabbāšōḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dabbāšāḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dabbāšawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܒܵܫܹ̈ܐ (dabbāšē)		3^rd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dabbāšūh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (dabbāšōh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (dabbāšayhōn)

See also

ܕܸܒܘܿܪܵܐ (dibōrā, “hornet”)
ܕܸܒܘܿܪܬܵܐ (dibōrtā, “gadfly”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܕܒܫܐ (deḇšā, “honey”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dabbɑʃtɑ]

Noun

ܕܒܫܬܐ • (dabbāštā) f (plural ܕܒܫܐ)

honey bee

Inflection

Inflection of **ܕܒܫܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܒܫܐ		1^st person	ܕܒܫܬܝ		ܕܒܫܬܢ
	construct	ܕܒܫܬ		2^nd person	ܕܒܫܬܟ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝܢ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܫܬܐ		3^rd person	ܕܒܫܬܗ	ܕܒܫܬܗ	ܕܒܫܬܗܘܢ	ܕܒܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܒܫܝܢ		1^st person	ܕܒܫܝ		ܕܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܕܒܫܝ		2^nd person	ܕܒܫܝܟ	ܕܒܫܝܟܝ	ܕܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܕܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܫܐ		3^rd person	ܕܒܫܘܗܝ	ܕܒܫܝܗ	ܕܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܕܒܫܝܗܝܢ

References

“dbšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
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, →ISBN, page 273a