ܡܕܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r). Compare Akkadian 𒆳𒁀𒊒 (/⁠madbaru⁠/, desert, wilderness, steppe, hinterlands; Arabia) and Hebrew מִדְבָּר (miḏbār).

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 ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 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
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