ܨܒܝܢܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܨ-ܒ-ܐ (ṣ-b-ʾ) related to willing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [sˤɛvjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܨܒܝܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܨܒܝܢܐ)

  1. desire, will
  2. favor/favour, regard, goodwill
  3. pleasure, delight

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • ṣbyn”, 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. 297b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 472b
  • 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. 1271b