ܠܒܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܠܒܢܬܐ (ləḇentā) (uncontracted form)
Etymology
From the earlier uncontracted form ܠܒܢܬܐ (ləḇentā); compare Akkadian 𒋞 (libittu [SIG4]), Arabic لَبِنَة (labina), Hebrew לְבֵנָה (ləḇēnâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l(ə.)ˈvɛt.tɑ]
Noun
ܠܒܬܐ • (ləḇettā) f (plural ܠܒܢܐ)
- brick, adobe
- plate, ingot
Inflection
declension of ܠܒܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܠܒܢܐ | ܠܒܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܠܒܢܬ | ܠܒܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܠܒܬܐ | ܠܒܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܠܒܬܝ | ܠܒܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܠܒܬܟ | ܠܒܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܠܒܬܟܝ | ܠܒܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܠܒܬܗ | ܠܒܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܠܒܬܗ | ܠܒܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܠܒܬܢ | ܠܒܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܠܒܬܟܘܢ | ܠܒܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܠܒܬܟܝܢ | ܠܒܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܠܒܬܗܘܢ | ܠܒܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܠܒܬܗܝܢ | ܠܒܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “lbnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-03
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 168a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 235a
- 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 672b