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ܐܬܪܐ
ܐܬܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Noun
ܐܬܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ or ܐܬܪܐ)
- place, spot
- region, land, country
- district, province
- inhabitants
- means
- (figuratively) room, space; opportunity, time; delay
Inflection
declension of ܐܬܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܬܪ | ܐܬܪܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܬܪ | ܐܬܪܘܬ ,ܐܬܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܬܪܐ | ܐܬܪܘܬܐ ,ܐܬܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܬܪܝ | ܐܬܪܘܬܝ ,ܐܬܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܬܪܟ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟ ,ܐܬܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܝ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܬܪܗ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܬܪܗ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗ ,ܐܬܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܬܪܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܘܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܬܪܟܝܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܬܪܗܘܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܬܪܗܝܢ | ܐܬܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܐܬܪܝܗܝܢ |
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrē(ʾ)) is a paucal plural (from two to ten) while the plural ܐܬܪܘܬܐ (ʾaṯrawwāṯā(ʾ)) is a multiple plural (eleven or more).
References
- “)tr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 22b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 33a-b
- 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, pp. 112b-113a