ܫܒܠܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܠ (š-b-l) related to leading.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܒܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܫܒܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܫܒܠܐ)

  1. director, conductor, leader (especially spiritual leader)
Inflection

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic سُنْبُلَة (sunbula) and Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbōleṯ). See also English shibboleth.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܫܒܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܫܒܠܐ)

  1. blade, spike, ear (of grain)
  2. (botany) spikenard, nard
  3. flow, surge (of a river)
  4. riverbed
Inflection

Proper noun

ܫܒܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign)

References

  • šblh”, 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. 357b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 556b-557a
  • 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. 1504a