ܓܒܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܒܢܬܐ (gəḇentā), from the root ܓ-ܒ-ܢ (ɡ-b-n) related to coagulating. Compare Arabic جُبْن (jubn) and Hebrew גְּבִינָה (gəḇînâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܒܬܐ (gḇettāf (plural ܓܘܒܢܐ)

  1. cheese
  2. curd

Inflection

References

  • gwbnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-31
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
  • 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, page 203a