ܕܗܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܕܗܒ݂ܐ
Chemical element
Au
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Etymology 1

A Central Semitic innovation; compare Hebrew זָהָב (zaháv) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܲܗܒ݂ܵܐ (dahḇām

  1. (uncountable) gold (element)
Declension

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (dahhāḇām (plural ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (dahhāḇē), feminine ܕܲܗܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (dahhāḇtā))

  1. goldsmith
Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Hebrew זָהָב (zāhāḇ) and Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab). Other Aramaic forms include: Classical Mandaic ࡃࡀࡄࡁࡀ (dahba) / ࡆࡀࡄࡁࡀ (zahba), Demotic dꜣhꜣb (in Papyrus Amherst 63), Imperial Aramaic 𐡆𐡄𐡁𐡀 (zhbʾ), Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡣𐡤𐡡𐡠 (dhbʾ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܗܒܐ (dahbām (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahbē))

  1. (uncountable) gold (element)
  2. (countable, numismatics) gold coin
  3. (uncountable) money
  4. (uncountable, taxation) collatio lustralis, chrysargyron
Inflection

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܕܗܒܐ (dahhāḇām (plural ܕܗܒܐ (dahhāḇē))

  1. goldsmith
Inflection

References

  • dhb”, 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 59a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 84a
  • 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 275a-b