ܠܒܐ

Classical Syriac

ܠܒܐ

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *libb-.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈlɛb.bɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɪb.bɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈlɛ.bo]

Noun

ܠܒܐ (lebbā) m (plural ܠܒܐ (lebbē) or ܠܒܘܬܐ (lebbawwāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. (anatomy, figuratively) stomach, innards, viscera
  3. (anatomy, euphemistic) penis
  4. center/centre, middle, core
  5. (figuratively) mind, soul
  6. (botany) pith
  7. cake, pie

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References

  • lb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-11-02
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 167a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 233b
  • 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 666a-b

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