ܓܒܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting. Compare Hebrew גְּבִיָּה (gəḇiyyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)viθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡɛvjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܒܝܬܐ • (gəḇīṯāʾ) f (plural ܓܒܝܬܐ)

1. (usually in the plural) collection; tribute, tax; offering
2. contribution, gift
3. favour, kindness, benefit
4. choice, selection, election
5. (collectively) the chosen, the elect

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܒܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܒܝ		1st person	ܓܒܝܬܝ		ܓܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܓܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܓܒܝܬܟ	ܓܒܝܬܟܝ	ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܒܝܬܗ	ܓܒܝܬܗ	ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܓܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܒܝܬܝ		ܓܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܓܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܓܒܝܬܟ	ܓܒܝܬܟܝ	ܓܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܓܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܒܝܬܗ	ܓܒܝܬܗ	ܓܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܓܒܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “gbyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 41a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 59a
• 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. 201a