ܓܢܒܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇā, “thief”), from the root ܓ-ܢ-ܒ (ɡ-n-b) related to stealing + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡannɑvuθɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡannɑvwɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܓܢܒܘܬܐ • (gannāḇūṯā) f (plural ܓܢܒܘܬܐ (gannāḇwāṯā))
- theft, thievery
- plunder
Inflection
declension of ܓܢܒܘܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܢܒܘ | ܓܢܒܘܢ |
| construct | ܓܢܒܘܬ | ܓܢܒܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܓܢܒܘܬܐ | ܓܢܒܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܢܒܘܬܝ | ܓܢܒܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܢܒܘܬܟ | ܓܢܒܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܝ | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܢܒܘܬܗ | ܓܢܒܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܢܒܘܬܗ | ܓܢܒܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܢܒܘܬܢ | ܓܢܒܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܘܢ | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܝܢ | ܓܢܒܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܢܒܘܬܗܘܢ | ܓܢܒܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܢܒܘܬܗܝܢ | ܓܢܒܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “gnbw”, 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