Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܐܒܝܕܐ (ʾăḇīḏāʾ, lost), from the root ܐ-ܒ-ܕ (ʾ-b-d) related to perishing + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܐܒܝܕܘܬܐ (ʾăḇīḏūṯāʾf(uncountable)

  1. loss, abandonment
  2. perversity, depravity
  3. (with first person singular possessive suffix) used as a personal expression of humility

Inflection

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References

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  • ˀbydw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-07-24
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 1b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 2b
  • 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, pp. 3b-4a