ܩܒܝܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇīṯā or qabbīṯā or qebbīṯāf (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qāḇyāṯā, qaḇyāṯā, qeḇyāṯā))

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

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

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Noun

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ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāytāf (plural ܩܒܝܬܐ (qḇāyāṯā))

  1. man's tunic, overcoat, upper garment
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References

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  • 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