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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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sb noun pl. emphatic
sb, sbˀ (sāḇ, sāḇā) n.m. old man
1 old man, elder Com. ▶ more

--(a) tribal or town leader Com.

--(b) adj. : aged Com.

(b.1) (of animals) Syr.

--(c) sage JBA.
2 grandfather Gal, Syr, JBAmb, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) ancestor Gal.
3 'Tanna', a carrier of the oral tradition Gal.
4 fig.: of very old growth JBA.