ܙܒܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܙ ܒ ܠ (z b l) |
| 2 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic זֵבְלָא (zeḇlā) and therefore doublet of ܣܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ (siḇlā, “manure, dung”), with the definition a Semantic loan from Arabic زُبَالَة (zubāla). Compare Arabic زِبْل (zibl) and Hebrew זֶבֶל (zével). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.
Noun
ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ • (ziḇlā) m
Pronunciation
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒ݂ܲܠ (zḇal) | 1st person | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܝܼ (ziḇlī) | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܲܢ (ziḇlan) | |||
| construct | ܙܒ݂ܲܠ (zḇal) | 2nd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ziḇlōḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ziḇlāḵ) | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ziḇlawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ (ziḇlā) | 3rd person | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܹܗ (ziḇlēh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (ziḇlāh) | ܙܸܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (ziḇlhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܡܙܲܒܸܠ (mzabbil, “to litter”)
- ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪ ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ (bīldār ziḇlā, “junk mail”)
Noun
ܙܲܒܵܠܵܐ • (zabbālā) m (plural ܙܲܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (zabbālē), feminine ܙܲܒܵܠܬܵܐ (zabbāltā))
- dustman, garbage man, garbage collector
- Synonym: ܟܲܢܵܫ ܙܸܒ݂ܠܵܐ (kannāš ziḇlā)
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [zabbɑːlɑː]
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܲܒܵܠ (zabbāl) | 1st person | ܙܲܒܵܠܝܼ (zabbālī) | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܢ (zabbālan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܒܵܠ (zabbāl) | 2nd person | ܙܲܒܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (zabbālōḵ) | ܙܲܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (zabbālāḵ) | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zabbālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒܵܠܵܐ (zabbālā) | 3rd person | ܙܲܒܵܠܹܗ (zabbālēh) | ܙܲܒܵܠܵܗ̇ (zabbālāh) | ܙܲܒܵܠܗܘܿܢ (zabbālhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܙܲܒܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (zabbālīn) | 1st person | ܙܲܒܵܠܝܼ̈ (zabbālī) | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܢ̈ (zabbālan) | |||
| construct | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܝ̈ (zabbālay) | 2nd person | ܙܲܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (zabbālōḵ) | ܙܲܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (zabbālāḵ) | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (zabbālawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܙܲܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (zabbālē) | 3rd person | ܙܲܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (zabbālūh) | ܙܲܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (zabbālōh) | ܙܲܒܵܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (zabbālayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic زِبْل (zibl) and Hebrew זֶבֶל (zéḇel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zɛvlɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [zɛvle] (plural)
Noun
ܙܒܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܙܒܠܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܙܒܠ | 1st person | ܙܒܠܝ | ܙܒܠܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܠ | 2nd person | ܙܒܠܟ | ܙܒܠܟܝ | ܙܒܠܟܘܢ | ܙܒܠܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܠܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܠܗ | ܙܒܠܗ | ܙܒܠܗܘܢ | ܙܒܠܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܙܒܠܝܢ | 1st person | ܙܒܠܝ | ܙܒܠܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܙܒܠܝ | 2nd person | ܙܒܠܝܟ | ܙܒܠܝܟܝ | ܙܒܠܝܟܘܢ | ܙܒܠܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܙܒܠܐ | 3rd person | ܙܒܠܘܗܝ | ܙܒܠܝܗ | ܙܒܠܝܗܘܢ | ܙܒܠܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “zbl”, 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 83a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 109b
- 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 363a