Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܘ ܗ ܒ (w h b)
3 terms

Etymology edit

From Aramaic מָוהַבתָּא (mawhaḇtā); related to Arabic مَوْهِبَة (mawhiba).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maw.hav.tɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [moːhav.tɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [moːhoːtɑː]

Noun edit

ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (māwhaḇtāf (plural ܡܲܘܗ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mawhḇāṯā))

  1. gift, present
    Synonyms: ܕܲܫܢܵܐ (dašnā), ܦܲܫܟܲܫ (paškaš)
    ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܡܵܘܗܒ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܝܼ
    qūbil lī māwhḇātē šapīrē qā ˁēdā d-māwlādī
    I received beautiful gifts for my birthday.

Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mawhavtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [mawh(ə)vɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܡܘܗܒܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܡܘܗܒܬܐ)

  1. gift, present
  2. favour

Inflection edit

References edit

  • mwhbh”, 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, page 139a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 256b
  • 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 722b