ܕܒܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܒܫܬܐ

Etymology

Root
ܕ ܒ ܫ (d b š)
5 terms

Feminine active noun derived form the verb ܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ (diḇšā, “honey”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [dab.baːʃ.taː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [dabaʃ.ta.]

Noun

ܕܲܒܵܫܬܵܐ • (dabbāštā) f (plural ܕܲܒܵܫܹ̈ܐ (dabbāšē))

1. bee

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܝܼ (dabbāšṯī)		ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܲܢ (dabbāšṯan)
	construct	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܬ݂ (dabbāšaṯ)		2nd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (dabbāšṯūḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (dabbāšṯāḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dabbāšṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܵܐ (dabbāšṯā)		3rd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܹܗ (dabbāšṯēh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (dabbāšṯāh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (dabbāšṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܕܲܒܵܫܝܼ̈ (dabbāšī)		ܕܲܒܵܫܲܢ̈ (dabbāšan)
	construct	ܕܲܒܵܫܲܝ̈ (dabbāšay)		2nd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (dabbāšūḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (dabbāšāḵ)	ܕܲܒܵܫܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (dabbāšāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܕܲܒܵܫܹ̈ܐ (dabbāšē)		3rd person	ܕܲܒܵܫܘܼ̈ܗܝ (dabbāšūh)	ܕܲܒܵܫ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (dabbāšōh)	ܕܲܒܵܫܗ̈ܘܿܢ (dabbāšhōn)

See also

• ܕܸܒܘܿܪܵܐ (dibōrā, “hornet”)
• ܕܸܒܘܿܪܬܵܐ (dibōrtā, “gadfly”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Derived from ܕܒܫܐ (deḇšāʾ, “honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dabbɑʃtɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܕܒܫܬܐ • (dabbāštā) f (plural ܕܒܫܐ)

1. honey bee

Inflection

Inflection of ܕܒܫܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܕܒܫܐ		1st person	ܕܒܫܬܝ		ܕܒܫܬܢ
	construct	ܕܒܫܬ		2nd person	ܕܒܫܬܟ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝܢ	ܕܒܫܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܫܬܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܫܬܗ	ܕܒܫܬܗ	ܕܒܫܬܗܘܢ	ܕܒܫܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܕܒܫܝܢ		1st person	ܕܒܫܝ		ܕܒܫܝܢ
	construct	ܕܒܫܝ		2nd person	ܕܒܫܝܟ	ܕܒܫܝܟܝ	ܕܒܫܝܟܘܢ	ܕܒܫܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܕܒܫܐ		3rd person	ܕܒܫܘܗܝ	ܕܒܫܝܗ	ܕܒܫܝܗܘܢ	ܕܒܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dbšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• 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. 273a