ܕܒܘܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic دَبُّور (dabbūr) and Hebrew דַּבּוּר (dabbûr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛbborɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɛbbore(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܒܘܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܒܘܪܬܐ)

1. wasp, hornet, drone

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܒܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܒܘܪ	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܒܘܪ	ܕܒܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ	ܕܒܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܒܘܪܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܒܘܪܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܝܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܒܘܪܗܝܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܕ-ܒ-ܪ (d-b-r) related to leading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɑvorɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dɑvore(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܒܘܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܕܒܘܪܐ)

1. guide, leader
2. carrier, pallbearer
3. driver
4. charioteer
5. rower

Inflection

    inflection of ܕܒܘܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܒܘܪ	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
construct	ܕܒܘܪ	ܕܒܘܪܝ
emphatic	ܕܒܘܪܐ	ܕܒܘܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܒܘܪܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܝ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܒܘܪܗ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܒܘܪܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܒܘܪܟܝܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܒܘܪܗܘܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܒܘܪܗܝܢ	ܕܒܘܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dbwr”, 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, p. 58a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 81b
• 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, p. 269a