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==Classical Syriac==
===Etymology===
From the root {{syc-root-entry|ܓ|ܒ|ܐ}} related to collecting. Compare {{etyl|ar|-}} {{term|جابي|جَابِي|tr=ǧābī|lang=ar}} and {{etyl|he|-}} {{term|גבאי|גַּבַּאי|tr=gabbaʾy|lang=he}}.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|[ɡabbɑjɑ(ʔ)]|lang=syc}} {{a|singular}}
* {{IPA|[ɡabbɑje(ʔ)]|lang=syc}} {{a|plural}}
===Noun===
{{syc-noun|m|ܓܒܝܐ}}
# [[exactor]], [[tax collector]]
# [[guard]], [[officer]]
# [[usher]]
====Inflection====
{{syc-decl-noun-m|ܓܒܝ}}
===References===
* {{R:CAL|gby}}
* {{R:Costaz 1963}}, p. 41a
* {{R:Payne Smith 1902}}, p. 59a
* {{R:Sokoloff 2009}}, p. 200a
[[Category:syc:Occupations]]