ܩܒܝܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܒ-ܐ (q-b-ʾ) related to containing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qɑviθɑ], [qabbiθɑ], [qɛbbiθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qɑvjɑθɑ], [qavjɑθɑ], [qɛvjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ • (qāḇīṯā or qabbīṯā or qebbīṯā) f (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇyāṯā, qaḇyāṯā, qeḇyāṯā))

1. reservoir, cistern, tank
2. pool, pond, standing water

Inflection

    declension of ܩܒܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒܝ	ܩܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܒܝܬ	ܩܒܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ	ܩܒܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܝܬܝ	ܩܒܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܝܬܢ	ܩܒܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

An Iranian borrowing, see Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ) and (reborrowed) Persian قبا (qabâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)vɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܩܒܝܬܐ • (qḇāytā) f (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāyāṯā))

1. man's tunic, overcoat, upper garment

Inflection

    declension of ܩܒܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܩܒܝܐ	ܩܒܝܢ
construct	ܩܒܝܬ	ܩܒܝܬ
emphatic	ܩܒܝܬܐ	ܩܒܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܩܒܝܬܝ	ܩܒܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟ	ܩܒܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܩܒܝܬܗ	ܩܒܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܩܒܝܬܢ	ܩܒܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ	ܩܒܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ	ܩܒܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “qby³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qby”, 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 306b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 487b
• 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 1311a