ܛܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܛ ܘ ܒ related to being good. Compare Arabic طِيب (ṭīb) and Hebrew טוּב (ṭûḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tˤuvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤuve] (plural)

Noun

ܛܘܒܐ • (ṭūḇā) m (plural ܛܘܒܐ)

  1. good, goodness, good things
  2. glory
  3. fruits, produce
  4. resources, products
  5. income, wealth
  6. (in the plural) blessings
  7. blessedness, happiness, bliss
  8. beatitude

Inflection

Inflection of ܛܘܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܛܘܒ 1st person ܛܘܒܝ ܛܘܒܢ
construct ܛܘܒ 2nd person ܛܘܒܟ ܛܘܒܟܝ ܛܘܒܟܘܢ ܛܘܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܒܐ 3rd person ܛܘܒܗ ܛܘܒܗ ܛܘܒܗܘܢ ܛܘܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܛܘܒܝܢ 1st person ܛܘܒܝ ܛܘܒܝܢ
construct ܛܘܒܝ 2nd person ܛܘܒܝܟ ܛܘܒܝܟܝ ܛܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܛܘܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܛܘܒܐ 3rd person ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܛܘܒܝܗ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܛܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “ṭwb”, 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 123b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 168a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 514a
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