ܩܒܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܐ (q-b-ʾ) related to containing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑviθɑ], [qabbiθɑ], [qɛbbiθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑvjɑθɑ], [qavjɑθɑ], [qɛvjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ • (qāḇīṯā or qabbīṯā or qebbīṯā) f (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇyāṯā, qaḇyāṯā, qeḇyāṯā))

1. reservoir, cistern, tank
2. pool, pond, standing water

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܝ		1st person	ܩܒܝܬܝ		ܩܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܝܬܝ		ܩܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

An Iranian borrowing, see Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ) and (reborrowed) Persian قبا (qabâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vɑjtɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vɑjɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ • (qḇāytā) f (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāyāṯā))

1. man's tunic, overcoat, upper garment

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܒܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܒܝܐ		1st person	ܩܒܝܬܝ		ܩܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܒܝܬܢ		ܩܒܝܬܢ
	construct	ܩܒܝܬ		2nd person	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qby³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qby”, 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 306b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 487b
• 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 1311a