ܛܝܒܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܒ (ṭ-w-b) related to being good. Compare Arabic طِيبَة (ṭība) and Hebrew טוֹבָה (ṭôḇâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tˤajbuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [tˤajb(ə)wɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܛܝܒܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܛܝܒܘܬܐ)

1. generosity, kindness, grace
2. goodness
3. benefit, favor/favour
4. bounty, gift
5. charity, alms
6. soundness, health
7. holy oil
8. adoption

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܝܒܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܛܝܒܘ		1st person	ܛܝܒܘܬܝ		ܛܝܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܛܝܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܛܝܒܘܬܟ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܝܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܛܝܒܘܬܗ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܛܝܒܘܢ		1st person	ܛܝܒܘܬܝ		ܛܝܒܘܬܢ
	construct	ܛܝܒܘܬ		2nd person	ܛܝܒܘܬܟ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܘܢ	ܛܝܒܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܛܝܒܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܛܝܒܘܬܗ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗܘܢ	ܛܝܒܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “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