ܒܒܪܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate to Arabic بَبْر (babr, “tiger”) and cognate to Akkadian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (barbarum, “wolf”), likely borrowed from Sumerian 𒌨𒁇𒊏 (urbarak, literally “outsider dog”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Uncertain.
Noun[edit]
ܒܒܪܐ • (bbrʾ) m (plural ܒܒܪܐ)
Inflection[edit]
inflection of ܒܒܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܒܪ | ܒܒܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܒܪ | ܒܒܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܒܪܐ | ܒܒܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܒܪܝ | ܒܒܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܒܪܟ | ܒܒܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܒܪܟܝ | ܒܒܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܒܪܗ | ܒܒܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܒܪܗ | ܒܒܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܒܪܢ | ܒܒܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܒܪܟܘܢ | ܒܒܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܒܪܟܝܢ | ܒܒܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܒܪܗܘܢ | ܒܒܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܒܪܗܝܢ | ܒܒܪܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “bbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b
- 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, page 116b