ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

By surface analysis, ܒܥܸܠ (bˁil, “lord of”) +‎ ܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dḇāḇā). From Classical Syriac, itself a partial calque of Akkadian [script needed] (bēl dabābi, “Lord of the speech”); compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (ba'al zvuv). Doublet of ܒܥܸܠܙܒ݂ܘܿܒ݂ (bˁilzḇōḇ).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [bəʕɪl.dəwɑːwɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɪl.dəvɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (bˁildḇāḇā) m sg (plural ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bˁildḇāḇē), feminine ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇtā))

enemy, foe, adversary, accuser
Synonyms: ܣܲܢܵܝܵܐ (sannāyā), ܣܵܩܘܿܪܵܐ (sāqōrā), ܣܲܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܐ (saquḇlā), ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢ (dižmin)

Antonyms: ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā), ܪܵܚܡܵܐ (rāḥmā), ܝܲܕܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ (yadīḏā), ܕܵܘܣܬ (dāwst)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ (bˁildḇāḇ)	1^st person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ (bˁildḇāḇī)		ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ (bˁildḇāḇan)
	construct	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ (bˁildḇāḇ)	2^nd person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bˁildḇāḇōḵ)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bˁildḇāḇāḵ)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bˁildḇāḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇā)	3^rd person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹܗ (bˁildḇāḇēh)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (bˁildḇāḇāh)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bˁildḇāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (bˁildḇāḇīn)	1^st person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (bˁildḇāḇī)		ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (bˁildḇāḇan)
	construct	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (bˁildḇāḇay)	2^nd person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bˁildḇāḇōḵ)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bˁildḇāḇāḵ)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bˁildḇāḇawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bˁildḇāḇē)	3^rd person	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bˁildḇāḇūh)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (bˁildḇāḇōh)	ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bˁildḇāḇayhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܥܸܠܕܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܹܫܵܝܵܐ (bˁildḇāḇā rēšāyā, “the archenemy, the main adversary”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܥܠ (b(ə)ʿel, “lord of”) + ܕܒܒܐ (d(ə)ḇāḇā, “the fly”). Compare Arabic بَعَل الذَّبَاب (baʕal aḏ-ḏabāb) and Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (baʿal zəḇûḇ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑvɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [b(ə)ʕɛld(ə)vɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܐ)

enemy, adversary
accuser

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܥܠܕܒܒ	1^st person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ		ܒܥܠܕܒܒܢ
	construct	ܒܥܠܕܒܒ	2^nd person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܝ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ	3^rd person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ	1^st person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ		ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܢ
	construct	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ	2^nd person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ	3^rd person	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܘܢ	ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m

Beelzebub, the Devil

References

“bˁldbb”, 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, page 34b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 51a
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, →ISBN, page 171a