ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܡܕܒܪܢܐ (m(ə)ḏabb(ə)rānā, “leader”), from the root ܕ ܒ ܪ related to leading + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðabb(ə)rɑnuθɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [m(ə)ðabb(ə)rɑnwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ)

direction, steering
guidance, leadership
stewardship, management
administration, government, authority, rule, power
province, prefecture
instruction, principles
way of life
plan, course, action
fate, destiny
(theology) divine economy
foresight, prudence, providence
(used with possessive suffixes as a title) Excellency, Excellence

Inflection

Inflection of **ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܕܒܪܢܘ		1^st person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܝ		ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬ		2^nd person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܢ		1^st person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܝ		ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܢ
	construct	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬ		2^nd person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ		3^rd person	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܗܝܢ

References

“mdbrnw”, 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 58b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 252a
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 712b