ܛܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tˤuvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [tˤuve(ʔ)] (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
state singular plural
absolute ܛܘܒ ܛܘܒܝܢ
construct ܛܘܒ ܛܘܒܝ
emphatic ܛܘܒܐ ܛܘܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܛܘܒܝ ܛܘܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܛܘܒܟ ܛܘܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܛܘܒܟܝ ܛܘܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܛܘܒܗ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܛܘܒܗ ܛܘܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܛܘܒܢ ܛܘܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܛܘܒܟܘܢ ܛܘܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܛܘܒܟܝܢ ܛܘܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܛܘܒܗܘܢ ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܛܘܒܗܝܢ 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, p. 123b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 514a
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