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ܕܐܒܐ
ܕܐܒܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܕܐܝܒܐ
- ܕܝܒܐ
Noun
ܕܐܒܐ • (de’vā’) m (plural ܕܐܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܕܐܒܬܐ)
Inflection
declension of ܕܐܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܕܐܒ | ܕܐܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܕܐܒ | ܕܐܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܕܐܒܐ | ܕܐܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܕܐܒܝ | ܕܐܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܕܐܒܟ | ܕܐܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܝ | ܕܐܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܕܐܒܗ | ܕܐܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܕܐܒܗ | ܕܐܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܕܐܒܢ | ܕܐܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܘܢ | ܕܐܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܕܐܒܟܝܢ | ܕܐܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܕܐܒܗܘܢ | ܕܐܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܕܐܒܗܝܢ | ܕܐܒܝܗܝܢ |
Usage notes
While the word is normally considered masculine, it may occassionally be feminine when specifically referring to a female.
References
- “d)b”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 57a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 81a
- 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, p. 268a