ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܒ (ṭ-w-b) related to being good. Compare Arabic طِيبَة (ṭība) and Hebrew טוֹבָה (ṭôḇâ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܛܝܒܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܒܘܬܐ)
- generosity, kindness, grace
- goodness
- benefit, favor/favour
- bounty, gift
- charity, alms
- soundness, health
- holy oil
- adoption
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܛܝܒܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܛܝܒܘ | ܛܝܒܘܢ |
| construct | ܛܝܒܘܬ | ܛܝܒܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܛܝܒܘܬܐ | ܛܝܒܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܛܝܒܘܬܝ | ܛܝܒܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܛܝܒܘܬܟ | ܛܝܒܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝ | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܛܝܒܘܬܗ | ܛܝܒܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܛܝܒܘܬܗ | ܛܝܒܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܛܝܒܘܬܢ | ܛܝܒܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝܢ | ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܛܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ | ܛܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܛܝܒܘܬܗܝܢ | ܛܝܒܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “ṭybw”, 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 123b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 171b-172a
- 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 525b