ܐܒܪܗܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܗܡ, from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām, Abraham).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔoːrˤaˈha]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ʔaw.rɑˈhɑm]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]

Proper noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ (aḇrāhām) m

  1. (biblical) Abraham
    • Genesis 17:5:
      ܘܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܫ݇ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܫܸܡܘܼܟ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ؛ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܒܵܒܵܐ ܒܘܼܫܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܛܵܝܸܦܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܡ ܡܲܬܒ݂ܸܢܘܼܟ݂.
      w-lē pāyēš qiryā midrē šimuḵ aḇrām, īnā hāwē šimuḵ aḇrāhām; sābāb dbābā bušāyutā dṭāyippē qām matḇinuḵ.
      Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.
  2. a male given name

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʾaḇrāhām, Abraham).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ʔav.rɑˈhɑm]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔawˈrɑ.hɑm]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ʔɑw.roˈhom], [ʔɑb.roˈhom]

Proper noun

ܐܒܪܗܡ (ʾaḇrāhām)

  1. (biblical) Abraham
    • Peshitta, Genesis 17:5:
      ܘܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܬܘܒ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܡ: ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܫܡܟ ܐܒܪܗܡ: ܡܛܠ ܕܐܒܐ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܝܗܒܬܟ.
      wə-lā neṯqərē ṯūḇ šəmāḵ ʾaḇrām, ʾellā nēhwē šəmāḵ ʾaḇrāhām, meṭṭol də-ʾăḇā lə-sōḡʾā ḏə-ʿam[mə]mē ya[h]ḇəṯāḵ.
      Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
  2. a male given name

See also

References

  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 401b
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