Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā(ʾ), slave), from the root ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d) related to working.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܥܒܕܘܬܐ (ˁaḇdūṯā) f (uncountable)

  1. service, servitude, slavery, bondage
  2. cult

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References edit

  • ˁbdw”, 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. 241b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 397b
  • 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. 1061a