ܕܘܢܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܕܘܢܒܬܐ (dunbəṯā), ܕܢܘܒܬܐ (dənuḇtā)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḏanab-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dunbɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [dunbe], [dunbɑθɑ], [dunb(ə)jɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܕܘܢܒܐ • (dunbā) f (plural ܕܘܢܒܝܬܐ (dunbəyāṯā) or ܕܘܢܒܬܐ (dunbāṯā) or ܕܘܢܒܐ (dunbē))

1. tail
2. farthest part, end
3. stump
4. bit, scrap

Inflection

    declension of ܕܘܢܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܕܘܢܒ ,ܕܢܘܒ	ܕܘܢܒܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܢ
construct	ܕܘܢܒ ,ܕܢܘܒ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬ ,ܕܘܢܒܬ ,ܕܘܢܒܝ
emphatic	ܕܘܢܒܐ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܐ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܐ ,ܕܘܢܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܕܘܢܒܝ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܝ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܝ ,ܕܘܢܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܕܘܢܒܟ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܟ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܟ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܕܘܢܒܟܝ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܟܝ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܟܝ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܕܘܢܒܗ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܗ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܗ ,ܕܘܢܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܕܘܢܒܗ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܗ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܗ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܕܘܢܒܢ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܕܘܢܒܟܘܢ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܟܘܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܕܘܢܒܟܝܢ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܟܝܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܕܘܢܒܗܘܢ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܗܘܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܕܘܢܒܗܝܢ	ܕܘܢܒܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܬܗܝܢ ,ܕܘܢܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “dnb”, 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 67b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 87a
• 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, pages 284a–b