עבד

Aramaic

Etymology

Belonging to the root ע־ב־ד (`-b-d) pertaining to work. A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Hebrew עֶבֶד ('éved), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕbæd/

Verb

עבד • (transliteration needed)

  1. to do, to make
  2. to serve, to slave

Hebrew

Root
ע־ב־ד (ʿ-b-d)

Etymology 1

Belonging to the root ע־ב־ד (ʿ-b-d) pertaining to work. A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā), Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation

Noun

עֶבֶד • ('éved) m (plural indefinite עֲבָדִים, singular construct עֶבֶד־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A slave, a serf.
  2. (archaic) A servant, a worshipper (of God).
Declension
See also
  • אָמָה (amá) (female counterpart)
  • שִׁפְחָה (shifḥá) (female counterpart)

Further reading

Pronunciation

Verb

עָבַד • (avád) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to work, labor
  2. to work, operate, function
    הַטֶּלֶוִיזְיָה הַזּאֹת עוֹבֶדֶת?
    Does this TV work?
  3. to work on, convince, improve
  4. to worship
  5. to dupe, deceive, trick
    אני לא מאמין שהוא עבד עלי
    I can't believe he tricked me
Conjugation

Verb

עִבֵּד • (ibéd) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of עיבד

References

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