ܟܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܒ ܠ (k b l)
1 term

Of the noun pattern 1a23ā, inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Arabic كَبْل (kabl), and Hebrew כֶּבֶל (kével). The latter sense is a phono-semantic matching of English cable

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [kawlɑː]

Noun

ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ • (kaḇlām (plural ܟܲܒ݂̈ܠܹܐ (kaḇlē))

  1. bond, fetter, shackle; chain
    Synonyms: ܫܝܼܫܸܠܬܵܐ (šīšiltā), ܐܲܣܵܪܵܐ (assārā)
  2. cable

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܟܒ݂ܲܠ (kḇal) 1st person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܝܼ (kaḇlī) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܢ (kaḇlan)
construct ܟܒ݂ܲܠ (kḇal) 2nd person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kaḇlōḵ) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kaḇlāḵ) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaḇlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܐ (kaḇlā) 3rd person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܹܗ (kaḇlēh) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (kaḇlāh) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (kaḇlhōn)
plural absolute ܟܲܒ݂ܠܝܼ̈ܢ (kaḇlīn) 1st person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܝܼ̈ (kaḇlī) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܢ̈ (kaḇlan)
construct ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܝ̈ (kaḇlay) 2nd person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (kaḇlōḵ) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (kaḇlāḵ) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kaḇlawḵōn)
emphatic ܟܲܒ݂̈ܠܹܐ (kaḇlē) 3rd person ܟܲܒ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (kaḇlūh) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (kaḇlōh) ܟܲܒ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (kaḇlayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܟܲܒܸܠ (mkabbil)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܟ ܒ ܠ related to binding. Compare Arabic كَبْل (kabl), كِبْل (kibl) and Hebrew כֶּבֶל (kéḇel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kavlɑ], [kɛvlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [kavle], [kɛvle] (plural)

Noun

ܟܒܠܐ • (kaḇlā, keḇlām (plural ܟܒܠܐ (kaḇlē, keḇlē))

  1. bond, fetter, shackle
  2. chain
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܒܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܒܠ 1st person ܟܒܠܝ ܟܒܠܢ
construct ܟܒܠ 2nd person ܟܒܠܟ ܟܒܠܟܝ ܟܒܠܟܘܢ ܟܒܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܒܠܐ 3rd person ܟܒܠܗ ܟܒܠܗ ܟܒܠܗܘܢ ܟܒܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܒܠܝܢ 1st person ܟܒܠܝ ܟܒܠܝܢ
construct ܟܒܠܝ 2nd person ܟܒܠܝܟ ܟܒܠܝܟܝ ܟܒܠܝܟܘܢ ܟܒܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܒܠܐ 3rd person ܟܒܠܘܗܝ ܟܒܠܝܗ ܟܒܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܠܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܟ ܒ ܠ related to binding.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [k(ə)vɑlɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [k(ə)vɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܟܒܠܐ • (kəḇālām (plural ܟܒܠܐ (kəḇālē))

  1. binding, fettering
Inflection
Inflection of ܟܒܠܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܟܒܠ 1st person ܟܒܠܝ ܟܒܠܢ
construct ܟܒܠ 2nd person ܟܒܠܟ ܟܒܠܟܝ ܟܒܠܟܘܢ ܟܒܠܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܒܠܐ 3rd person ܟܒܠܗ ܟܒܠܗ ܟܒܠܗܘܢ ܟܒܠܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܟܒܠܝܢ 1st person ܟܒܠܝ ܟܒܠܝܢ
construct ܟܒܠܝ 2nd person ܟܒܠܝܟ ܟܒܠܝܟܝ ܟܒܠܝܟܘܢ ܟܒܠܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܟܒܠܐ 3rd person ܟܒܠܘܗܝ ܟܒܠܝܗ ܟܒܠܝܗܘܢ ܟܒܠܝܗܝܢ

References

  • kbl”, 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 150a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 203a
  • 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 596b