ܢܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܢ ܒ ܪ related to clawing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɛvrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [nɛvre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

(animal anatomy) claw, talon, spur
(figuratively) clothing fastener

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܒܪܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܒܪ		1^st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪ		2^nd person	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3^rd person	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܒܪܝܢ		1^st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪܝ		2^nd person	ܢܒܪܝܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3^rd person	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ	ܢܒܪܝܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܢ ܒ ܪ related to clawing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑrɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [n(ə)vɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܢܒܪܐ)

clawing, scratching
(botany) fibrous part of palm leaf
(possibly) tape

Inflection

Inflection of **ܢܒܪܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܢܒܪ		1^st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪ		2^nd person	ܢܒܪܟ	ܢܒܪܟܝ	ܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3^rd person	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗ	ܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܢܒܪܝܢ		1^st person	ܢܒܪܝ		ܢܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܢܒܪܝ		2^nd person	ܢܒܪܝܟ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝ	ܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܢܒܪܐ		3^rd person	ܢܒܪܘܗܝ	ܢܒܪܝܗ	ܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

“nbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 7 May 2013
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 326b
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 885b