ܛܒܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܚ related to slaughtering. Compare Arabic طَبَّاخ (ṭabbāḵ) and Hebrew טַבָּח (ṭabbāḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤabbɑħɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤabbɑħe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܒܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܚܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܒܚܬܐ)

1. butcher, slaughterer
2. cook

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܒܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܒܚ		1st person	ܛܒܚܝ		ܛܒܚܢ
	construct	ܛܒܚ		2nd person	ܛܒܚܟ	ܛܒܚܟܝ	ܛܒܚܟܘܢ	ܛܒܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܚܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܚܗ	ܛܒܚܗ	ܛܒܚܗܘܢ	ܛܒܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܒܚܝܢ		1st person	ܛܒܚܝ		ܛܒܚܝܢ
	construct	ܛܒܚܝ		2nd person	ܛܒܚܝܟ	ܛܒܚܝܟܝ	ܛܒܚܝܟܘܢ	ܛܒܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܚܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܚܘܗܝ	ܛܒܚܝܗ	ܛܒܚܝܗܘܢ	ܛܒܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܚ related to slaughtering.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑħɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤ(ə)vɑħe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܛܒܚܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܚܐ)

1. shambles, slaughterhouse
2. market

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܒܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܒܚ		1st person	ܛܒܚܝ		ܛܒܚܢ
	construct	ܛܒܚ		2nd person	ܛܒܚܟ	ܛܒܚܟܝ	ܛܒܚܟܘܢ	ܛܒܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܚܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܚܗ	ܛܒܚܗ	ܛܒܚܗܘܢ	ܛܒܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܒܚܝܢ		1st person	ܛܒܚܝ		ܛܒܚܝܢ
	construct	ܛܒܚܝ		2nd person	ܛܒܚܝܟ	ܛܒܚܝܟܝ	ܛܒܚܝܟܘܢ	ܛܒܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܒܚܐ		3rd person	ܛܒܚܘܗܝ	ܛܒܚܝܗ	ܛܒܚܝܗܘܢ	ܛܒܚܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܛܒܚܐ

References

• “ṭbḥ”, 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, pages 121b-122a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166a
• 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, page 509a-b