ܓܒܝܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting. Compare Hebrew גְּבִיָּה (gəḇiyyâ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܒܝܬܐ • (gəḇīṯāʾ) f (plural ܓܒܝܬܐ)
- (usually in the plural) collection; tribute, tax; offering
- contribution, gift
- favour, kindness, benefit
- choice, selection, election
- (collectively) the chosen, the elect
Inflection edit
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 edit
- “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