The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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zbn#2 noun pl. emphatic

fem. in CPA; generally masc. in Syriac but feminine in the sense of "instance" with pl. both in -īn and -ān (see s.v. zbnh!

  1 time Palm, Jud, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBAmb, Man. --(a) stretch of time, era Syr. --(b) physical age, aging Syr. (b.1) spec.: time of maturity Syr.
  2 as an abstract concept Syr. --(a) temporality, fragility Syr. (a.1) ܕܙܒܢܐ : temporary (opp. ܕܠܥܠܡ) Syr. 1 temporal Syr. --(b) (gram.) tense Syr.
  3 expressions: Syr. --(a) ܙܒܲܢ : formerly, once upon a time (occsionally perhaps also zbn) Syr. (a.1) for a long time (?) Palm. --(b) ܙܒܲܢ ܙܒܲܢ : often, frequently Syr. --(c) ܒܙܒܢ : see s.v. bzbn adv. Syr. --(d) ܡܢ ܙܒܢܐ : at any previous time Syr.
  4 instance (fem.!) Syr.
  5 fate Syr.