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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting. Compare Hebrew גְּבִיָּה (gəḇiyyâ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܒܝܬܐ • (gəḇīṯāʾ) f (plural ܓܒܝܬܐ)
- (usually in the plural) collection; tribute, tax; offering
- contribution, gift
- favour, kindness, benefit
- choice, selection, election
- (collectively) the chosen, the elect
Inflection
References
- “gbyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 41a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 59a
- 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, p. 201a