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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), 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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