ܕܪܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܕ ܪ ܒ (d r b)
1 term
ܕܪܒܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Arabic دَرْب (darb), borrowed from Ancient Greek Δέρβη (Dérbē, “Derbe”), a border town in Lycaonia at the Cilician Gates.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܸܪܒܵܐ • (dirbā) m sg (plural ܕܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (dirbē))

  1. (literary) narrow track, trail
    Synonyms: ܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ (urḥā), ܫܒ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (šḇīlā)
  2. (modern) driveway, service road, access road
    ܚܸܙܝܵܗ̇ ܠܝܼ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܹܗ ܡܘܼܟܠܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܕܸܪܒܵܐ ܠܒܲܕܲܪ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.
    ḥizyāh lī raddāytēh muklītā b-dirbā l-baddar min baytā.
    I saw his car parked in the driveway outside the house.

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܸܪܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܕܸܪܒܝܼ (dirbī) ܕܸܪܒܲܢ (dirban)
construct ܕܪܸܒ݂ (driḇ) 2nd person ܕܸܪܒܘܼܟ݂ (dirbūḵ) ܕܸܪܒܵܟ݂ܝ (dirbāḵ) ܕܸܪܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dirbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܪܒܵܐ (dirbā) 3rd person ܕܸܪܒܹܗ (dirbēh) ܕܸܪܒܘܿܗ̇ (dirbōh) ܕܸܪܒܗܘܿܢ (dirbhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܕܸܪ̈ܒܝܼ (dirbī) ܕܸܪ̈ܒܲܢ (dirban)
construct ܕܸܪ̈ܒܲܝ (dirbay) 2nd person ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܼܟ݂ (dirbūḵ) ܕܸܪ̈ܒܵܟ݂ܝ (dirbāḵ) ܕܸܪ̈ܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dirbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܕܸܪ̈ܒܹܐ (dirbē) 3rd person ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܼܗܝ (dirbūh) ܕܸܪ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇ (dirbōh) ܕܸܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ (dirbhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Arabic دَرْب (darb).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܪܒܐ • (darbā, derbā) m (plural ܕܪܒܐ (darbē, derbē))

  1. way, road
    Synonyms: ܐܘܪܚܐ, ܫܒܝܠܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܕܪܒ 1st person ܕܪܒܝ ܕܪܒܢ
construct ܕܪܒ 2nd person ܕܪܒܟ ܕܪܒܟܝ ܕܪܒܟܘܢ ܕܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܪܒܐ 3rd person ܕܪܒܗ ܕܪܒܗ ܕܪܒܗܘܢ ܕܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܕܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܕܪܒܝ ܕܪܒܝܢ
construct ܕܪܒܝ 2nd person ܕܪܒܝܟ ܕܪܒܝܟܝ ܕܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܕܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܕܪܒܐ 3rd person ܕܪܒܘܗܝ ܕܪܒܝܗ ܕܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܕܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “drb”, 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 70a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 97a
  • 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 319b
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