Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maðb(ə)rɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [maðb(ə)re(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܒܪܐ • ‎(maḏbrā) m ‎(plural ܡܕܒܪܐ)

1. desert, wilderness
2. steppe

Inflection

Derived terms

• ܡܕܒܪܝܐ
• ܡܕܒܪܢܝܐ

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ ‎(d-b-r) related to leading. Compare Hebrew מְדַבֵּר ‎(məḏabbēr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðavrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðavre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܒܪܐ • ‎(transliteration needed) m ‎(plural ܡܕܒܪܐ)

1. leader, guide

Inflection

References

• “mdbr”, 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. 58a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 251b
• 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. 712a