ܐܒܪܗܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܗܵܡ • (aḇrāhāmm

    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 šimōḵ aḇrām, īnā hāwē šimōḵ aḇrāhām; sābāb dbābā būšāyūtā dṭāyippē qām matḇinōḵ.
        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

    Derived terms

    • ܐܲܒ݂ܪܘܿ (aḇrō) (diminutive, nickname)

    See also

    Classical Syriac

    Etymology

      Derived 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 • (ʾaḇrāhāmm

      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

      Descendants

      • Malayalam: അബ്രഹാം (abrahāṁ), അവിറ (aviṟa), അവറൻ (avaṟaṉ), എബ്രഹാം (ebrahāṁ), അബ്രാഹം (abrāhaṁ)

      See also

      References

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