Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܵܐ (yāḇā)

  1. present participle of ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ (yāḇēl)

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܘ-ܗ-ܒ (w-h-b) related to giving.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jəhɑbɑʔ/, [ʔihɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): /jəhɑbeʔ/, [ʔihɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܝܗܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܝܗܒܐ)

  1. act of giving

Inflection

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References

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  • yhb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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. 567a