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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܒ (ɡ-n-b) related to stealing. Compare Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannā́ḇ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܢܒܐ • (gannāḇā) m (plural ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܓܢܒܬܐ (gannāḇtā))
- thief
Inflection
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References
- “gnb”, 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 51b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
- 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 244b