ܓܢܒܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇā, thief), from the root ܓ-ܢ-ܒ (ɡ-n-b) related to stealing + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑvuθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑvwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܓܢܒܘܬܐ (gannāḇūṯāf (plural ܓܢܒܘܬܐ (gannāḇwāṯā))

  1. theft, thievery
  2. plunder

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • gnbw”, 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 51b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
  • 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 244b