сымбаль

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Belarusian симболъ (simbol). Compare with Polish symbol and English symbol.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɨmbalʲ]
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Noun

сы́мбаль • (sýmbalʹ) m inan (genitive сы́мбалю, nominative plural сы́мбалі, genitive plural сы́мбаляў)

  1. Taraškievica spelling of сі́мвал (símval): symbol
    • 1923, Jakub Kołas, Новая зямля, Менск: Беларускае Каапэрацыйна-Выдавецкае Таварыства «Савецкая Беларусь», page 121:
      Жыцьця́ і сьме́рці сы́мбаль ве́чны!
      Žycʹcjá i sʹmjérci sýmbalʹ vjéčny!
      The eternal symbol of life and death!
    • 1994, Uładzimir Arłou, Таямніцы полацкай гісторыі, Litres (2018), →ISBN:
      Вая́ка на бе́лым кані́ — гэ́та сы́мбаль перамо́гі.
      Vajáka na bjélym kaní — héta sýmbalʹ pjeramóhi.
      A warrior on a white horse is a symbol of victory.
    • 2014, Уладзіслаў Ахроменка, Музы і свінні, Litres (2018), →ISBN:
      Дзед Тала́ш — на́ша белару́скае ўсё. Партыза́ны-партыза́ны, белару́скія сыны́. По́дзвіг наро́да несмяро́тны. Жывы́ сы́мбаль, караце́й.
      Dzjed Taláš — náša bjelarúskaje ŭsjo. Partyzány-partyzány, bjelarúskija syný. Pódzvih naróda njesmjarótny. Žyvý sýmbalʹ, karacjéj.
      Grandfather Talash is all about being a Belarusian. Partisans are the sons of Belarus and peoples' heroic deeds are immortal. To be short, he is a living symbol.

Usage notes

Despite being predominantly associated with the Taraškievica orthography, this word also has some usage in the official Belarusian orthography texts. For example, the 1952 reprint of Jakub Kołas's poem still kept this word rather than replacing it with сімвал. Also the Mikałaj Kurjanka's German-Belarusian dictionary lists both "сымбаль" and "сімвал" side by side as if they were synonyms.

Declension
Declension of сы́мбаль (inan soft masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative сы́мбаль
sýmbalʹ		 сы́мбалі
sýmbali
genitive сы́мбалю
sýmbalju		 сы́мбаляў
sýmbaljaŭ
dative сы́мбалю
sýmbalju		 сы́мбалям
sýmbaljam
accusative сы́мбаль
sýmbalʹ		 сы́мбалі
sýmbali
instrumental сы́мбалем
sýmbaljem		 сы́мбалямі
sýmbaljami
locative сы́мбалі
sýmbali		 сы́мбалях
sýmbaljax
count form — сы́мбалі1
sýmbali1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References
  • “сымбаль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • "сымбаль" in Valentyna Pashkevich's English-Belarusian dictionary (Taraškievica orthography) at Verbum
  • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2010), “Сы́мбаль”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 13 (су- – трапка́ч), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 115
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2011), “симболъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 31 (рушаючий – смущенье), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 263
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