ܛܘܒܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܒ (ṭ-w-b) related to being good. Compare Arabic طِيب (ṭīb) and Hebrew טוּב (ṭûḇ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܛܘܒܐ • (ṭūḇā) m (plural ܛܘܒܐ)
- good, goodness, good things
- glory
- fruits, produce
- resources, products
- income, wealth
- (in the plural) blessings
- blessedness, happiness, bliss
- beatitude
Inflection edit
inflection of ܛܘܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܘܒ | ܛܘܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܛܘܒ | ܛܘܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܛܘܒܐ | ܛܘܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܘܒܝ | ܛܘܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܘܒܟ | ܛܘܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܘܒܟܝ | ܛܘܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܘܒܗ | ܛܘܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܘܒܗ | ܛܘܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܘܒܢ | ܛܘܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܘܒܟܘܢ | ܛܘܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܘܒܟܝܢ | ܛܘܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܘܒܗܘܢ | ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܘܒܗܝܢ | ܛܘܒܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “ṭwb”, 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, p. 123b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 168a
- 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. 514a