ܝܒܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic יַבְשָׁא (yaḇšā); cognate to Arabic يُبْس (yubs), Hebrew יַבָּשָׁה (yabashá) and Biblical Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈjawʃɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈjavʃɑː]

Noun

ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ • (yaḇšā) m

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
    Synonym: ܒܸܪܙܵܐ (birzā)
    Antonym: ܝܵܡܵܐ (yāmā)

Inflection
Inflection of ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yaḇšā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ
(yaḇšī)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ
(yaḇšan)
construct ܝܼܒ݂ܸܫ
(īḇiš)		 2nd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼܟ݂
(yaḇšūḵ)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ
(yaḇšāḵ)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(yaḇšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܐ
(yaḇšā)		 3rd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹܗ
(yaḇšēh)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܗ̇
(yaḇšāh)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܗܘܿܢ
(yaḇšhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܝܼ̈
(yaḇšī)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܢ̈
(yaḇšan)
construct ܝܲܒ݂ܫܲܝ̈
(yaḇšay)		 2nd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(yaḇšūḵ)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(yaḇšāḵ)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(yaḇšāwḵōn)
emphatic ܝܲܒ݂ܫܹ̈ܐ
(yaḇšē)		 3rd person ܝܲܒ݂ܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(yaḇšūh)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(yaḇšōh)		 ܝܲܒ݂ܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(yaḇšhōn)

Derived terms
  • ܝܲܒ݂ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (yaḇšānāyā, “of dry places, terrestrial”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܝ-ܒ-ܫ (y-b-š) related to dryness. Compare Arabic يُبْس (yubs) and Hebrew יֹבֶשׁ (yṓḇeš).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [javʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [javʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܒܫܐ)

  1. (geography) earth, dry land
  2. (dialectal) Houbara bustard

Inflection
    inflection of ܝܒܫܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܝܒܫ ܝܒܫܝܢ
construct ܝܒܫ ܝܒܫܝ
emphatic ܝܒܫܐ ܝܒܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܝܒܫܝ ܝܒܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܝܒܫܟ ܝܒܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܝܒܫܟܝ ܝܒܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܝܒܫܗ ܝܒܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܝܒܫܗ ܝܒܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܝܒܫܢ ܝܒܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܝܒܫܟܘܢ ܝܒܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܝܒܫܟܝܢ ܝܒܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܝܒܫܗܘܢ ܝܒܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܝܒܫܗܝܢ ܝܒܫܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

References
  • “ybš”, 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. 136a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 185b
  • 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. 562a

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