ܓܢܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܒ (ɡ-n-b) related to stealing. Compare Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannā́ḇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡannɑvɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡannɑve] (plural)
Noun
ܓܢܒܐ • (gannāḇā) m (plural ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܓܢܒܬܐ (gannāḇtā))
- thief
Inflection
inflection of ܓܢܒܐ
state | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
absolute | ܓܢܒ | ܓܢܒܝܢ |
construct | ܓܢܒ | ܓܢܒܝ |
emphatic | ܓܢܒܐ | ܓܢܒܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܢܒܝ | ܓܢܒܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܢܒܟ | ܓܢܒܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܢܒܟܝ | ܓܢܒܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܢܒܗ | ܓܢܒܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܢܒܗ | ܓܢܒܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܢܒܢ | ܓܢܒܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܢܒܟܘܢ | ܓܢܒܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܢܒܟܝܢ | ܓܢܒܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܢܒܗܘܢ | ܓܢܒܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܢܒܗܝܢ | ܓܢܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܓܢܒܘܬܐ (gannāḇūṯā)
References
- “gnb”, 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 51b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
- 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 244b