ܟܒܪܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Chemical element
S
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Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא (kiḇrīṯā), Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, sulfur; firebrand), cognate to Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), and Hebrew גָּפְרִית (gofrít).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kiḇrīṯāf (plural ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kiḇryāṯā))

  1. (uncountable) sulfur (a chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16)
  2. brimstone (the sulfur of hell or damnation)
  3. match (a device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface)

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼ (kiḇrī) 1st person ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (kiḇrīṯī) ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (kiḇrīṯan)
construct ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ (kiḇrīṯ) 2nd person ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kiḇrīṯōḵ) ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kiḇrīṯāḵ) ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kiḇrīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (kiḇrīṯā) 3rd person ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (kiḇrīṯēh) ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kiḇrīṯāh) ܟܸܒ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kiḇrīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܢ (kiḇryān) 1st person ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (kiḇryāṯī) ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (kiḇryāṯan)
construct ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (kiḇryāṯ) 2nd person ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (kiḇryāṯōḵ) ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (kiḇryāṯāḵ) ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kiḇryāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (kiḇryāṯā) 3rd person ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (kiḇryāṯēh) ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (kiḇryāṯāh) ܟܸܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (kiḇryāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉 (kibrītu, sulfur; firebrand), cognate to Arabic كِبْرِيت (kibrīt), and Hebrew גופרית / גָּפְרִית (gop̄rīṯ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܟܒܪܝܬܐ (kĕḇrīṯāf(uncountable)

  1. sulfur/sulphur, brimstone

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܒܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܒܪܝ 1st person ܟܒܪܝܬܝ ܟܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܟܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܟܒܪܝܬܟ ܟܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܟܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܟܒܪܝܬܗ ܟܒܪܝܬܗ ܟܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܟܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • kbry”, 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 150b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 203b
  • 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 597b