ܪܒܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ (r b ṣ)
4 terms

Verbal noun of ܪܵܒ݂ܹܨ (rāḇēṣ, to press; to apply pressure to).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [rəwɑːsˤɑː]

Noun

ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ • (rḇāṣām

  1. pressure, compression, strain
  2. emphasis, stress
  3. stress, distress, emotional pressure
    Synonyms: ܐܘܼܠܨܵܢܵܐ (ulṣānā), ܥܲܘܩܵܢܵܐ (ˁawqānā)
  4. (grammar, orthography) name of a vowel mark equivalent to /ū/ or /u/

Usage notes

  • (vowel mark): The vowel length of a ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā) is a short /u/ when preceding a two-construct cluster, and a long /ū/ otherwise.

Inflection

Inflection of ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܪܒ݂ܵܨ (rḇāṣ) 1st person ܪܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ (rḇāṣī) ܪܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ (rḇāṣan)
construct ܪܒ݂ܵܨ (rḇāṣ) 2nd person ܪܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܟ݂ (rḇāṣōḵ) ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇāṣāḵ) ܪܒ݂ܵܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇāṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ (rḇāṣā) 3rd person ܪܒ݂ܵܨܹܗ (rḇāṣēh) ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܗ̇ (rḇāṣāh) ܪܒ݂ܵܨܗܘܿܢ (rḇāṣhōn)
plural absolute ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܝܼܢ (rḇāṣīn) 1st person ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܝܼ (rḇāṣī) ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܢ (rḇāṣan)
construct ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܝ (rḇāṣay) 2nd person ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܟ݂ (rḇāṣōḵ) ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܵܟ݂ܝ (rḇāṣāḵ) ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (rḇāṣawḵōn)
emphatic ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܹܐ (rḇāṣē) 3rd person ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܗܝ (rḇāṣūh) ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܘܼܗ̇ (rḇāṣōh) ܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܨܲܝܗܘܿܢ (rḇāṣayhōn)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܕܲܕܡܵܐ (rḇāṣā da-dmā, blood pressure)
  • ܪܒ݂ܵܨܵܐ ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (rḇāṣā birqāyā, voltage)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɛvsˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [rɛvsˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܪܒܨܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܪܒܨܐ)

  1. pressure, compression, strain
Inflection
Inflection of ܪܒܨܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܪܒܨ 1st person ܪܒܨܝ ܪܒܨܢ
construct ܪܒܨ 2nd person ܪܒܨܟ ܪܒܨܟܝ ܪܒܨܟܘܢ ܪܒܨܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܨܐ 3rd person ܪܒܨܗ ܪܒܨܗ ܪܒܨܗܘܢ ܪܒܨܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܪܒܨܝܢ 1st person ܪܒܨܝ ܪܒܨܝܢ
construct ܪܒܨܝ 2nd person ܪܒܨܝܟ ܪܒܨܝܟܝ ܪܒܨܝܟܘܢ ܪܒܨܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܪܒܨܐ 3rd person ܪܒܨܘܗܝ ܪܒܨܝܗ ܪܒܨܝܗܘܢ ܪܒܨܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [r(ə)vɑsˤɑ]

Noun

ܪܒܨܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. (grammar, orthography) name of an east Syriac vowel mark equivalent to /u/
    Synonym: ܥܨܨܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ (ˁṣṣā liṣā)
  2. (grammar, orthography) name of a west Syriac vowel mark equivalent to /e/

See also

  • ܥܨܨܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ (ˁṣṣā liṣā, east Syriac /u/)
  • ܪܒܨܐ ܩܫܝܐ (rbṣā qšiyā, east Syriac /e/)
  • ܙܠܡܐ ܩܫܝܐ (zlmā qšiyā, east Syriac /e/)
  • ܥܨܨܐ (ˁṣṣā, west Syriac /u/)

References

  • rbṣ”, 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 336b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 527a
  • 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 1430b