ܬܘܬܒܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܘ-ܬ-ܒ (w-t-b) related to sitting. Compare Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tôšāḇ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tawtɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tawtɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܬܘܬܒܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܬܘܬܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܬܘܬܒܬܐ)

  1. foreigner, stranger
    Synonym: ܢܘܟܪܝܐ
  2. sojourner, lodger, settler

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • twtb”, 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, p. 146b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 609a
  • 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. 1635b