ܐܒܙܪܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
A Middle Iranian borrowing equivalent to Persian ابزار (abzâr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʔavzɑrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʔavzɑre] (plural)
Noun
ܐܒܙܪܐ • (ʾaḇzārā) m (plural ܐܒܙܪܐ)
- appurtenance, attachment to a device by which it is manipulated such as a plough-handle
- alternative form of ܒܙܪܐ (bezzārā, bəzārā, “document, written credential”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܙܪ | 1st person | ܒܙܪܝ | ܒܙܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܙܪ | 2nd person | ܒܙܪܟ | ܒܙܪܟܝ | ܒܙܪܟܘܢ | ܒܙܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܙܪܐ | 3rd person | ܒܙܪܗ | ܒܙܪܗ | ܒܙܪܗܘܢ | ܒܙܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܙܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܙܪܝ | ܒܙܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܙܪܝ | 2nd person | ܒܙܪܝܟ | ܒܙܪܝܟܝ | ܒܙܪܝܟܘܢ | ܒܙܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܙܪܐ | 3rd person | ܒܙܪܘܗܝ | ܒܙܪܝܗ | ܒܙܪܝܗܘܢ | ܒܙܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ˀbzr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Bar Bahlul, Ḥasan (a. 1000) Duval, Rubens, editor, Lexicon Syriacum (Collection Orientale; 15–17) (in Classical Syriac), Paris: e Reipublicæ typographæo, published 1901, page 5b line 13
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 2b