ܐܡܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܒܝܬ ܐܡܒܪܐ

Etymology

From Parthian *𐭀𐭍𐭁𐭀𐭓 (ambār). Compare Arabic أَنْبَار (ʔanbār), Persian انبار (anbâr), Old Armenian ամբար (ambar), and Hebrew אַמְבָּר (ʾambār).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔambɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʔambɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܡܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܡܒܪܐ)

  1. granary

Usage notes

This word is usually used in the plural.

Inflection

References

  • byt**ˀmbrˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-05-13
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 11b
  • 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. 145a
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