ܐܦܥܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the older form *ܐܒܥܐ (ʾaḇʿāʾ), from *ܥܒܥܐ (ʿaḇʿāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *ṣ́abuʕ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔafʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔafʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered feminine, it may occasionally be masculine when specifically referring to a male.
Inflection
inflection of ܐܦܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܐܦܥ | ܐܦܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܐܦܥ | ܐܦܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܐܦܥܐ | ܐܦܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܐܦܥܝ | ܐܦܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܐܦܥܟ | ܐܦܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܐܦܥܟܝ | ܐܦܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܐܦܥܗ | ܐܦܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܐܦܥܗ | ܐܦܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܐܦܥܢ | ܐܦܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܐܦܥܟܘܢ | ܐܦܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܐܦܥܟܝܢ | ܐܦܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܐܦܥܗܘܢ | ܐܦܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܐܦܥܗܝܢ | ܐܦܥܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ˀpˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 18a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 26b
- 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. 88b
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