ܝܒܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
7 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic יַבְשָׁא (yaḇšā); cognate to Arabic يُبْس (yubs), Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá) and Biblical Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈjawʃɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈjavʃɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ • (yaḇšām

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
    Synonym: ܒܸܪܙܵܐ (birzā)
    Antonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܝܼܒ݂ܸܫ (īḇiš) 1st person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ (yaḇšī) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ (yaḇšan)
construct ܝܼܒ݂ܸܫ (īḇiš) 2nd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂ (yaḇšōḵ) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ (yaḇšāḵ) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇšawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā) 3rd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹܗ (yaḇšēh) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܗ̇ (yaḇšāh) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ (yaḇšhōn)
plural absolute ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ̈ܢ (yaḇšīn) 1st person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ̈ (yaḇšī) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ̈ (yaḇšan)
construct ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܝ̈ (yaḇšay) 2nd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yaḇšōḵ) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yaḇšāḵ) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yaḇšawḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ (yaḇšē) 3rd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yaḇšūh) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (yaḇšōh) ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (yaḇšayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yaḇšānāyā, of dry places, terrestrial)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ ܒ ܫ related to dryness. Compare Arabic يُبْس (yubs) and Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [javʃɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [javʃe] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܒܫܐ)

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
  2. (dialectal) Houbara bustard

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܝܒܫ 1st person ܝܒܫܝ ܝܒܫܢ
construct ܝܒܫ 2nd person ܝܒܫܟ ܝܒܫܟܝ ܝܒܫܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܒܫܐ 3rd person ܝܒܫܗ ܝܒܫܗ ܝܒܫܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܝܒܫܝܢ 1st person ܝܒܫܝ ܝܒܫܝܢ
construct ܝܒܫܝ 2nd person ܝܒܫܝܟ ܝܒܫܝܟܝ ܝܒܫܝܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܝܒܫܐ 3rd person ܝܒܫܘܗܝ ܝܒܫܝܗ ܝܒܫܝܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

References

  • ybš”, 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 136a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 185b
  • 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 562a

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