ܓܢܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܢ-ܒ (ɡ-n-b) related to stealing. Compare Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannā́ḇ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܒܐ • (gannāḇā) m (plural ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܓܢܒܬܐ (gannāḇtā))

  1. thief

Inflection
    inflection of ܓܢܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܢܒ ܓܢܒܝܢ
construct ܓܢܒ ܓܢܒܝ
emphatic ܓܢܒܐ ܓܢܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܢܒܝ ܓܢܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܢܒܟ ܓܢܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܢܒܟܝ ܓܢܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܢܒܗ ܓܢܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܢܒܗ ܓܢܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܢܒܢ ܓܢܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܢܒܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܢܒܟܝܢ ܓܢܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܢܒܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܢܒܗܝܢ ܓܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References
  • “gnb”, 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 51b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
  • 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, page 244b
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