ܡܘܗܒܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܗ ܒ (w h b)
3 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic מָוהַבתָּא (mawhaḇtā); related to Arabic مَوْهِبَة (mawhiba).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [maw.hav.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [moːhav.tɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [moːhoːtɑː]

Noun

ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ • (māwhaḇtā) f (plural ܡܲܘܗ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (mawhḇāṯā))

1. gift, present

   Synonyms: ܕܲܫܢܵܐ (dašnā), ܦܲܫܟܲܫ (paškaš)

   ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܝܼ ܡܵܘܗܒ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܥܹܐܕܵܐ ܕܡܵܘܠܵܕܝܼ

   qūbil lī māwhḇātē šapīrē qā ˁēdā d-māwlādī

   I received beautiful gifts for my birthday.

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܝܼ (māwhaḇṯī)		ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܲܢ (māwhaḇṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܲܬ݂ (māwhaḇaṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (māwhaḇṯūḵ)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (māwhaḇṯāḵ)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwhaḇṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ (māwhaḇṯā)		3rd person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܹܗ (māwhaḇṯēh)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (māwhaḇṯāh)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (māwhaḇṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (māwhaḇāṯī)		ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (māwhaḇāṯan)
	construct	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (māwhaḇāṯ)		2nd person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (māwhaḇāṯūḵ)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (māwhaḇāṯāḵ)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (māwhaḇāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (māwhaḇāṯē)		3rd person	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (māwhaḇāṯūh)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (māwhaḇāṯōh)	ܡܵܘܗܲܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (māwhaḇāṯhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܘ-ܗ-ܒ (w-h-b) related to giving. Compare Arabic مَوْهِبَة (mawhiba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mawhavtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [mawh(ə)vɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܡܘܗܒܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܡܘܗܒܬܐ)

1. gift, present
2. favour

Inflection

Inflection of ܡܘܗܒܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܡܘܗܒܐ		1st person	ܡܘܗܒܬܝ		ܡܘܗܒܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܗܒܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܗܒܬܟ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܝ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܗܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܗܒܬܗ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܡܘܗܒܢ		1st person	ܡܘܗܒܬܢ		ܡܘܗܒܬܢ
	construct	ܡܘܗܒܬ		2nd person	ܡܘܗܒܬܟ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܝ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܘܢ	ܡܘܗܒܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܡܘܗܒܬܐ		3rd person	ܡܘܗܒܬܗ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗܘܢ	ܡܘܗܒܬܗܝܢ

References

• “mwhbh”, 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 139a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 256b
• 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 722b