ܓܒܝܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ), related to collecting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡavˈju.θɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡav.j(ə)ˈwɑ.θɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܓܒܝܘܬܐ • (gaḇyūṯā) f (plural ܓܒܝܘܬܐ)
- choice
- choosing, election
- goodness
Inflection
declension of ܓܒܝܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܒܝܘ | ܓܒܝܘܢ |
| construct | ܓܒܝܘܬ | ܓܒܝܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܒܝܘܬܐ | ܓܒܝܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܒܝܘܬܝ | ܓܒܝܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܒܝܘܬܟ | ܓܒܝܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܝ | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܒܝܘܬܗ | ܓܒܝܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܒܝܘܬܗ | ܓܒܝܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܒܝܘܬܢ | ܓܒܝܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܘܢ | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܝܢ | ܓܒܝܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܒܝܘܬܗܘܢ | ܓܒܝܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܒܝܘܬܗܝܢ | ܓܒܝܘܬܗܝܢ |
Pronoun
ܓܒܝܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) c sg (plural ܓܒܝܘܬܐ)
- (formal, used with possessive suffixes as a title) you
References
- “gbyw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-10-15
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 41a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 59a
- 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. 200a