Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܚ (š-b-ḥ) related to praising. Compare Arabic تَسْبِيحة (tasbīḥa) and Hebrew תִּשְׁבָּחָה (tišbāḥâ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܬܫܒܚܬܐ)

  1. praise, glory, honor/honour
  2. (figuratively) object of praise
  3. splendor/splendour, magnificence
  4. hymn, chant, canticle, psalm
  5. belief, opinion

Inflection edit

References edit

  • twšbḥh”, 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. 357a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 622b
  • 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. 1673a-b