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לגבי

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Hebrew

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From לְ־ (l'-) +‎ גַּבֵּי (gabéi); hence literally “to the backs of”. A calque of Aramaic [Term?]. First attested in the Talmud.

Preposition

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לְגַבֵּי (l'gabéi)

  1. About, regarding, in connection with, with respect to.
    יש לי כמה שאלות לגבי מה שאמרת.yésh lí káma sh'elót l'gabéi má she'amárt(a). — I have some questions regarding what you said.
    הוא אופטימי לגבי עתידו.hú optími l'gabéi atidó. — He is optimistic regarding his future.

Inflection

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Inflection table
Base form לְגַבֵּי (l'gabéi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person לגביי / לְגַבַּי (l'gabái) לְגַבֵּינוּ (l'gabéinu)
2nd person לְגַבֶּיךָ (l'gabéikha) לגבייך / לְגַבַּיִךְ (l'gabáyikh) לְגַבַּיכֶם (l'gabeikhém) לְגַבַּיכֶן (l'gabeikhén)
3rd person לְגַבָּיו (l'gabáv) לְגַבֶּיהָ (l'gabéiha) לְגַבַּיהֶם (l'gabeihém) לְגַבַּיהֶן (l'gabeihén)

References

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