ܩܒܘܬܐ

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܩܒܘܬܐ, from Ancient Greek κῑβωτός (kībōtós, “wooden box, chest, coffer”), from Aramaic תֵּיבוֹתָא (tēḇōṯā); therefore a cognate to Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt) and Hebrew תֵּבָה (tēḇā́).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qeːwoːtɑː]

ܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ • (qēḇōtā) f sg (plural ܩܹܒ݂̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qēḇwāṯā))

1. (archaic) box, ark, chest
2. (biblical) Noah's ark
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Genesis 7:9:

     ܬܪܹܝܢ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܕܸܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܢܸܩ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܡ ܢܘܿܚ ܠܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܦܩܝܼܕ݂ ܠܹܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܠܢܘܿܚ.

     trēn trēn diḵrē w-niqḇāṯā ˁḇīr lhōn ˁam nōḥ l-qēḇōṯā, ayḵ d-pqīḏ lēh māryā l-nōḥ.

     two by two they went into the ark to Noah, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

3. (biblical) Ark of the Covenant
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., 2 Chronicles 5:2:

     ܗ̇ܝܼܓܵܗ ܡܟܘܼܢܸܫ ܠܹܗ ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ ܠܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܹܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܪܹ̈ܝܫܵܢܹܐ ܕܫܲܒ݂̈ܛܹܐ، ܘܠܪ̈ܲܒܵܢܹܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܼܣܪܵܐܹܝܠ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ. ܠܐܲܣܘܼܩܹܐ ܠܩܹܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ ܕܩܲܘܠܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܕܵܘܝܼܕ، ܕܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܨܸܗܝܘܿܢ.

     hīgāh mkūniš lēh šlēmōn l-ḥwārdiqnē d-īsrāˀēl w-l-kullhōn rēšānē d-šaḇṭē, w-l-rabbānēˀ- d-aḇāhē d-īsrāˀēl l-ōrišlim. l-asūqē l-qēḇōtā d-qawlā d-māryā min mdītā ddāwīd, d-īlāh ṣihyōn.

     Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the City of David, which is Zion.

4. casket, coffin, sarcophagus

• (box): ܨܲܢܕܘܼܩܵܐ (ṣandūqā), ܩܘܼܬܝܼܵܐ (qūtīyā), ܥܘܼܠܒܵܐ (ˁulbā), ܐܵܪܘܿܢܵܐ (ārōnā)