ܓܒܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)viθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛvjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܒܝܬܐ • (gəḇīṯāʾ) f (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
    declension of ܓܒܝܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܒܝ ܓܒܝܢ
construct ܓܒܝܬ ܓܒܝܬ
emphatic ܓܒܝܬܐ ܓܒܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܒܝܬܝ ܓܒܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܒܝܬܟ ܓܒܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܒܝܬܟܝ ܓܒܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܒܝܬܗ ܓܒܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܒܝܬܢ ܓܒܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܒܝܬܗܝܢ 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, p. 41a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 201a
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