BT Pes 111b(15)↗דבי זרדתא שידיdby zrdtˀ šydyܕܒܝ ܙܪܕܬܐ ܫܝܕܝܕܒܝ ܙܪܕܬܐ ܫܝܕܝdby zrdtˀ šydyדבי זרדתא שידיܕܒܝ ܙܪܕܬܐ ܫܝܕܝܕܒܝ ܙܪܕܬܐ ܫܝܕܝ: those belonging the z'-reeds are š'-demons
(3)
such a group
Syr
ESRef2 6:45ܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܠܛܘܢˀmryn lm dbyt plṭwnאמרין לם דבית פלטוןܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܠܛܘܢˀmryn lm dbyt plṭwnאמרין לם דבית פלטוןܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܠܛܘܢܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܦܠܛܘܢ: the Platonists say ...;INB 38:11↗ܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܐܬܘܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐˁm dbyt ḥnnyˀ bˀtwnˀ dnwrˀעם דבית חנניא באתונא דנוראܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܐܬܘܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐˁm dbyt ḥnnyˀ bˀtwnˀ dnwrˀעם דבית חנניא באתונא דנוראܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܐܬܘܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐܥܡ ܕܒܝܬ ܚܢܢܝܐ ܒܐܬܘܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ: (the One who was) with Hananiah's cohort at the fiery furnace
2
(fem.) wife
Syr, JBA
JSB4 174:2↗ܫܠܚܘ ܕܢܣܒܪܘܢ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐšlḥw dnsbrwn ldbyt mlkˀשלחו דנסברון לדבית מלכאܫܠܚܘ ܕܢܣܒܪܘܢ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐšlḥw dnsbrwn ldbyt mlkˀשלחו דנסברון לדבית מלכאܫܠܚܘ ܕܢܣܒܪܘܢ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐܫܠܚܘ ܕܢܣܒܪܘܢ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܡܠܟܐ: they sent word to report to the king's wife [parallel to Jezebel, passim in this stanza];BT Git 19b(55)↗ההוא גברא דזרק גיטא לדביתהו ביני דניhhwˀ gbrˀ dzrq gyṭˀ ldbythw byny dnyܗܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܪܩ ܓܝܛܐ ܠܕܒܝܬܗܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܕܢܝܗܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܪܩ ܓܝܛܐ ܠܕܒܝܬܗܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܕܢܝhhwˀ gbrˀ dzrq gyṭˀ ldbythw byny dnyההוא גברא דזרק גיטא לדביתהו ביני דניܗܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܪܩ ܓܝܛܐ ܠܕܒܝܬܗܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܕܢܝܗܗܘܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܙܪܩ ܓܝܛܐ ܠܕܒܝܬܗܘ ܒܝܢܝ ܕܢܝ: a certain husband who threw a geṭ to his wife among the vats
(1)
with male relationship nouns: wife of that relation
JBA
(1)
דְּבֵי אַבָּא רַבָּתִי : paternal grandmother
JBA
(2)
דְּבֵי אֲחַבָּא : aunt (father's brother's wife)
JBA
§Form & Usage▶
The form "wife" in Bab. is distinctive in that the pronominal suffix equivalent to "his" appears to be that of the plural, i.e., -הו . Obviously this means "the one of THEIR household," perhaps with a slightly negative connotation "the real master of the house."