ܓܒܝܘܬܐ

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡavˈju.θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡav.j(ə)ˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

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ܓܒܝܘܬܐ (gaḇyūṯāf (plural ܓܒܝܘܬܐ)

  1. choice
  2. choosing, election
  3. goodness

Inflection

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Pronoun

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ܓܒܝܘܬܐ (transliteration neededc sg (plural ܓܒܝܘܬܐ)

  1. (formal, used with possessive suffixes as a title) you

References

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  • gbyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
  • 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. 200a