ܛܒܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܛ-ܘ-ܒ (ṭ-w-b) related to being good, the adjective being from Proto-Semitic *ṭāb-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤɑvɑ(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "singular" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): [tˤɑve(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "plural" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Adjective

ܛܒܐ • (ṭāḇā) m (plural ܛܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܛܒܬܐ)

  1. good, pleasant
  2. valuable, precious
  3. excellent, honourable
  4. useful
  5. equivalent
  6. strong
  7. happy, joyful
  8. beautiful
  9. kind, gracious, benevolent, beneficent, favourable
  10. (botany) cultivated
Inflection
    declension of ܛܒܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܛܒܐ ܛܒܢ
construct ܛܒܬ ܛܒܬ
emphatic ܛܒܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ

Noun

ܛܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܐ)

  1. good, goodness, excellence
  2. virtue, benefit
  3. kindness, benevolence
  4. prosperity
  5. (in the plural) notable persons
Inflection
    inflection of ܛܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܒܝ ܛܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܒܟ ܛܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܒܟܝ ܛܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܒܢ ܛܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܘܢ ܛܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܝܢ ܛܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܘܢ ܛܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܝܢ ܛܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܛ-ܒ-ܒ (ṭ-b-b) related to informing. The sense of "predicate" is a calque of Arabic خَبَر (ḫabar).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤɛbbɑ(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "singular" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): [tˤɛbbe(ʔ)] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "plural" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

ܛܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܛܒܐ)

  1. message, report, news, tidings, knowledge
  2. rumor/rumour, saying, story
  3. fame
  4. thing, affair
  5. (grammar) predicate
Inflection
    inflection of ܛܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܛܒ ܛܒܝܢ
construct ܛܒ ܛܒܝ
emphatic ܛܒܐ ܛܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܒܝ ܛܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܒܟ ܛܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܒܟܝ ܛܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܒܗ ܛܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܒܢ ܛܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܘܢ ܛܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܒܟܝܢ ܛܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܘܢ ܛܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܒܗܝܢ ܛܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. absolute singular of ܛܒܝܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܛܒܝܐ

References

  • “ṭb”, 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, pp. 121b, 123a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 165a-b, 166a
  • 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, pp. 507b-508a
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