ܓܒܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting. Compare Hebrew גְּבִיָּה (gəḇiyyâ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡ(ə)viθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡɛvjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܓܒܝܬܐ (gəḇīṯāʾf (plural ܓܒܝܬܐ)

  1. (usually in the plural) collection; tribute, tax; offering
  2. contribution, gift
  3. favour, kindness, benefit
  4. choice, selection, election
  5. (collectively) the chosen, the elect

Inflection

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References

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  • gbyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-31
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 41a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 59a
  • 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, p. 201a