ܫܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܫ ܒ ܪ (š b r)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic שַׁבְרָא (šaḇrā).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (šaḇrām sg (plural ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (šaḇrē), feminine ܫܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (šḇarṯā))

  1. child, toddler, infant (under five years old)
    Coordinate terms: ܝܲܢܩܵܐ (yanqā, baby), ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā, boy), ܥܠܲܝܡܵܐ (ˁlaymā, youth)
  2. (formal) minor
    Antonym: ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܫܲܠܡܵܐ (gaḇrā šalmā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܫܒ݂ܲܪ (šḇar) 1st person ܫܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (šaḇrī) ܫܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (šaḇran)
construct ܫܒ݂ܲܪ (šḇar) 2nd person ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (šaḇrōḵ) ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (šaḇrāḵ) ܫܲܒ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḇrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā) 3rd person ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (šaḇrēh) ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (šaḇrāh) ܫܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (šaḇrhōn)
plural absolute ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܢ (šaḇrīn) 1st person ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (šaḇrī) ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (šaḇran)
construct ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (šaḇray) 2nd person ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (šaḇrōḵ) ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (šaḇrāḵ) ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (šaḇrawḵōn)
emphatic ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (šaḇrē) 3rd person ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (šaḇrūh) ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (šaḇrōh) ܫܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (šaḇrayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܵܣܝܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (āsyā dšaḇrē, pediatrician)
  • ܡܪܲܫܠܘܼܬ݂ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (mrašlūṯ šaḇrē, poliomyelitis)
  • ܥܵܓ݂ܸܠܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (ˁāḡilṯā dšaḇrē, pram)
  • ܫܲܒܘܼܪܵܐ (šabūrā, childish)
  • ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (šaḇrūṯā, childhood)
  • ܫܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܢܵܐ (šaḇrōnā, toddler, infant)
  • ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (šaḇrānāyā, infantile, juvenile)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ ܒ ܪ related to being childish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃavrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃavre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܒܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܫܒܪܬܐ)

  1. toddler, child, infant (under five years old)
  2. candlewick
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܒܪ 1st person ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܢ
construct ܫܒܪ 2nd person ܫܒܪܟ ܫܒܪܟܝ ܫܒܪܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ 3rd person ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܝܢ
construct ܫܒܪܝ 2nd person ܫܒܪܝܟ ܫܒܪܝܟܝ ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ 3rd person ܫܒܪܘܗܝ ܫܒܪܝܗ ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܗܝܢ
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly from Akkadian 𒌑𒈛𒈥𒌅 (šibburratu [U2.LUḪ.MAR.TU]).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃabbɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʃabbɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܫܒܪܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܫܒܪܐ)

  1. (botany) harmal, Syrian rue
  2. (by extension) wick made from harmal
Inflection
Inflection of ܫܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܫܒܪ 1st person ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܢ
construct ܫܒܪ 2nd person ܫܒܪܟ ܫܒܪܟܝ ܫܒܪܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ 3rd person ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܗ ܫܒܪܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܫܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܫܒܪܝ ܫܒܪܝܢ
construct ܫܒܪܝ 2nd person ܫܒܪܝܟ ܫܒܪܝܟܝ ܫܒܪܝܟܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܫܒܪܐ 3rd person ܫܒܪܘܗܝ ܫܒܪܝܗ ܫܒܪܝܗܘܢ ܫܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

  • šbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 6 December 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 358b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 557b, 568a
  • 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, pages 1505b–1506a