ܓܒܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ ܒ ܐ related to collecting. Compare Hebrew גְּבִיָּה (gəḇiyyâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܓܒܝܬܐ (gəḇīṯāf (plural ܓܒܝܬܐ)

  1. (usually in the plural) collection; tribute, tax; offering
  2. contribution, gift
  3. favour, kindness, benefit
  4. choice, selection, election
  5. (collectively) the chosen, the elect

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܒܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܒܝ 1st person ܓܒܝܬܝ ܓܒܝܬܢ
construct ܓܒܝܬ 2nd person ܓܒܝܬܟ ܓܒܝܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܒܝܢ 1st person ܓܒܝܬܝ ܓܒܝܬܢ
construct ܓܒܝܬ 2nd person ܓܒܝܬܟ ܓܒܝܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܒܝܬܐ 3rd person ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • gbyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 59a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 201a