ܩܘܒܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

Uncertain whether an ideophonic word from a root ܩ-ܒ-ܒ (q-b-b) – compare Classical Syriac ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, well; cistern), ܓܝܒܐ (gaybā, gayḇā, vault; shrine) – or an Iranian borrowing, compare Persian کپه (koppe, pile, stack; dome-shaped object), Central Kurdish کۆپ (kop, crest, peak, summit) and گەبە (gebe, mumps).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܩܘܒܬܐ (qubbəṯāf (plural ܐܩܘܒܝܬܐ or ܩܘܒܝܬܐ or ܩܘܒܐ (qubbē))

  1. vault; dome, cupola
  2. domed palace
  3. apex, top, crown, centre
  4. canopy, tent, tabernacle, pavilion
  5. umbrella
  6. seat, see

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • qwbh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-28
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 640a
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 306a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 491b
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 3466
  • 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 1324a