Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܚ (ṭ-b-ḥ) related to slaughtering. Compare Arabic طَبَّاخ (ṭabbāḵ) and Hebrew טַבָּח (ṭabbāḥ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܛܒܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܒܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܒܚܬܐ)

  1. butcher, slaughterer
  2. cook
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Etymology 2

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From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܚ (ṭ-b-ḥ) related to slaughtering.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܛܒܚܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܛܒܚܐ)

  1. shambles, slaughterhouse
  2. market
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Derived terms
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References

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  • ṭbḥ”, 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, pages 121b-122a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166a
  • 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, page 509a-b