ܓܒܝܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting. Compare Arabic جَابٍ (jābin) and Hebrew גַּבַּאי (gabbaʾy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡabbɑjɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡabbɑje] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܓܒܝܐ (gabbāyām (plural ܓܒܝܐ (gabbāyē))

  1. exactor, tax collector
  2. guard, officer
  3. usher

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • gby2”, 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 41a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 200a