ܫܘܒܚܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܚ (š-b-ḥ) related to praising; compare Arabic سَبْح (sabḥ) and Hebrew שֶׁבַח (šéḇaḥ). The sense of "opinion" is a calque of Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܫܘܒܚܐ • (šuḇḥā) m (plural ܫܘܒܚܐ)
- praise, glory, honour, majesty, splendor
- holiday, feast day
- doxology, hymn
- division of a psalter
- opinion, belief, tenet
Inflection edit
inflection of ܫܘܒܚܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܘܒܚ | ܫܘܒܚܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܘܒܚ | ܫܘܒܚܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܘܒܚܐ | ܫܘܒܚܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܘܒܚܝ | ܫܘܒܚܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܘܒܚܟ | ܫܘܒܚܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܘܒܚܟܝ | ܫܘܒܚܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܘܒܚܗ | ܫܘܒܚܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܘܒܚܗ | ܫܘܒܚܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܘܒܚܢ | ܫܘܒܚܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܘܒܚܟܘܢ | ܫܘܒܚܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܘܒܚܟܝܢ | ܫܘܒܚܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܘܒܚܗܘܢ | ܫܘܒܚܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܘܒܚܗܝܢ | ܫܘܒܚܝܗܝܢ |
Related terms edit
Proper noun edit
ܫܘܒܚܐ • (šūḇḥā) m
References edit
- “šbwḥ”, 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. 356b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 536a
- 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. 1518a