ܝܒܡܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Hebrew יָבָם (yāḇām).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [javmɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [javme] (plural)

Noun

ܝܒܡܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܝܒܡܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܝܒܡܬܐ)

1. brother-in-law (specifically husband's brother)

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܒܡܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܝܒܡ		1st person	ܝܒܡܝ		ܝܒܡܢ
	construct	ܝܒܡ		2nd person	ܝܒܡܟ	ܝܒܡܟܝ	ܝܒܡܟܘܢ	ܝܒܡܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܡܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܡܗ	ܝܒܡܗ	ܝܒܡܗܘܢ	ܝܒܡܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܝܒܡܝܢ		1st person	ܝܒܡܝ		ܝܒܡܝܢ
	construct	ܝܒܡܝ		2nd person	ܝܒܡܝܟ	ܝܒܡܝܟܝ	ܝܒܡܝܟܘܢ	ܝܒܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܝܒܡܐ		3rd person	ܝܒܡܘܗܝ	ܝܒܡܝܗ	ܝܒܡܝܗܘܢ	ܝܒܡܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܝܒܡ
• ܝܒܡܘܬܐ
• ܝܘܒܡܐ

See also

• ܓܝܣܐ
• ܚܬܢܐ
• ܣܘܠܦܐ
• ܫܠܦܐ

References

• “ybm”, 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 136a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 185b
• 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 561a