ܓܘܒܝܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ), related to collecting; compare Hebrew גִּבּוּי (gibbûy).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡubˈbɑ.jɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡubˈbɑ.je] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܓܘܒܝܐ (gūbbāyām (plural ܓܘܒܝܐ)

  1. choice, selection
  2. election
  3. collection, extract
  4. (agriculture) winnowing, cleaning of grain

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • gwby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
  • 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 62b
  • 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 210b