ܢܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܐܸܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (inḇīyā) (surname)

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܒ ܐ (n b ˀ)
1 term

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ); compare Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [nəwiːjaː]
  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʔɪnviːjaː]

Noun

ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ • (nḇīyām (plural ܢܒ݂̈ܝܼܹܐ (nḇīyē), feminine ܢܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (nḇīṯā))

  1. prophet
    Synonym: ܚܲܙܵܝܵܐ (ḥazzāyā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܒ݂ܝܼ (nḇī) 1st person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܝܼ (nḇīyī) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܢ (nḇīyan)
construct ܢܒ݂ܝܼ (nḇī) 2nd person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (nḇīyōḵ) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (nḇīyāḵ) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḇīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ (nḇīyā) 3rd person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܹܗ (nḇīyēh) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܗ̇ (nḇīyāh) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܗܘܿܢ (nḇīhōn)
plural absolute ܢܒ݂ܝܼܝܼ̈ܢ (nḇīyīn) 1st person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܝܼ̈ (nḇīyī) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܢ̈ (nḇīyan)
construct ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܝ̈ (nḇīyay) 2nd person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nḇīyōḵ) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nḇīyāḵ) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḇīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܒ݂ܝܼܹ̈ܐ (nḇīyē) 3rd person ܢܒ݂ܝܼܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nḇīyūh) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nḇīyōh) ܢܒ݂ܝܼܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nḇīyayhōn)

Proper noun

ܢܒ݂ܝܼܵܐ • (nḇīyām

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n(ə)vijɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [n(ə)vije] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܝܐ • (nǝḇī(ˀ)ām (plural ܢܒܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܢܒܝܬܐ)

  1. prophet
    Synonym: ܚܙܝܐ
  2. interpreter
  3. speaker, spokesman
  4. codex

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܒܝܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܢܒܝ 1st person ܢܒܝܝ ܢܒܝܢ
construct ܢܒܝ 2nd person ܢܒܝܟ ܢܒܝܟܝ ܢܒܝܟܘܢ ܢܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܒܝܐ 3rd person ܢܒܝܗ ܢܒܝܗ ܢܒܝܗܘܢ ܢܒܝܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܢܒܝܝܢ 1st person ܢܒܝܝ ܢܒܝܝܢ
construct ܢܒܝܝ 2nd person ܢܒܝܝܟ ܢܒܝܝܟܝ ܢܒܝܝܟܘܢ ܢܒܝܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܢܒܝܐ 3rd person ܢܒܝܘܗܝ ܢܒܝܝܗ ܢܒܝܝܗܘܢ ܢܒܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • nby”, 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 195a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 326a
  • 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 884a

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