ܩܒܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܐ (q-b-ʾ) related to containing.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇīṯā or qabbīṯā or qebbīṯāf (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇyāṯā, qaḇyāṯā, qeḇyāṯā))

  1. reservoir, cistern, tank
  2. pool, pond, standing water
Inflection

Etymology 2

An Iranian borrowing, see Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ) and (reborrowed) Persian قبا (qabâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāytāf (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāyāṯā))

  1. man's tunic, overcoat, upper garment
Inflection

References

  • qby3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qby”, 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 306b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 487b
  • 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 1311a