ܓܒܬܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the earlier uncontracted form ܓܒܢܬܐ (gəḇentā), from the root ܓ-ܒ-ܢ (ɡ-b-n) related to coagulating. Compare Arabic جُبْن (jubn) and Hebrew גְּבִינָה (gəḇînâ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܓܒܬܐ • (gḇettā) f (plural ܓܘܒܢܐ)
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܓܒܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܒܢܐ | ܓܘܒܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܒܢܬ | ܓܘܒܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܒܬܐ | ܓܘܒܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܒܬܝ | ܓܘܒܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܒܬܟ | ܓܘܒܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܒܬܟܝ | ܓܘܒܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܒܬܗ | ܓܘܒܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܒܬܗ | ܓܘܒܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܒܬܢ | ܓܘܒܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܒܬܟܘܢ | ܓܘܒܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܒܬܟܝܢ | ܓܘܒܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܒܬܗܘܢ | ܓܘܒܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܒܬܗܝܢ | ܓܘܒܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
[edit]- “gwbnh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-31
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60a
- 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 203a