ܒܝܣܦܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Of Parthian origin, analogous to Old Armenian դեսպան (despan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛnɑ/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /bəjɑspɛne/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܣܦܢܐ • (bəyāspenā) m (plural ܒܝܣܦܢܐ (bəyāspenē))

1. mounted mailman, courier on horse or coach

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܣܦܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܝܣܦܢ		1st person	ܒܝܣܦܢܝ		ܒܝܣܦܢܢ
	construct	ܒܝܣܦܢ		2nd person	ܒܝܣܦܢܟ	ܒܝܣܦܢܟܝ	ܒܝܣܦܢܟܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܣܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܣܦܢܗ	ܒܝܣܦܢܗ	ܒܝܣܦܢܗܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܝܣܦܢܝ		ܒܝܣܦܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܝܣܦܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܟ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܟܝ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܣܦܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܝܣܦܢܘܗܝ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܗ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܝܣܦܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “byspn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Ciancaglini, Claudia A. (2008), Iranian loanwords in Syriac (Beiträge zur Iranistik; 28)‎, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927), Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54b