ܐܒܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾabn-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈʔav.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔaw.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈʔɑw.no]

Noun

ܐܒܢܐ • (ʾaḇnā) c (plural ܐܒܢܐ (ʾaḇnē))

1. rock, stone (substance or piece)
2. gem

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܢ		1st person	ܐܒܢܝ		ܐܒܢܢ
	construct	ܐܒܢ		2nd person	ܐܒܢܟ	ܐܒܢܟܝ	ܐܒܢܟܘܢ	ܐܒܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܢܗ	ܐܒܢܗ	ܐܒܢܗܘܢ	ܐܒܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܐܒܢܝ		ܐܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܐܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܐܒܢܝܟ	ܐܒܢܝܟܝ	ܐܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܐܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܢܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܢܘܗܝ	ܐܒܢܝܗ	ܐܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܐܒܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܟܐܦܐ (kêp̄ā)
• ܫܘܥܐ (šōʿā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ʔɛbˈbɑ.ne], [ʔabˈbɑ.ne]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɪbˈbɑ.ne], [ʔabˈbɑ.ne]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ʔɛˈbo.ne], [ʔɑˈbo.ne]

Noun

ܐܒܢܐ • (ʾebbāne, ʾabbāne)

1. emphatic plural of ܐܒܐ

References

• “ˀbn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2008-11-15
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
• 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 4b