"לגבי" meaning in Hebrew

See לגבי in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Etymology: From לְ־ (l'-) + גַּבֵּי (gabéi); hence literally “to the backs of”. A calque of Aramaic [Term?]. First attested in the Talmud. Etymology templates: {{af|he|לְ־|גב|alt2=גַּבֵּי|tr1=l'-|tr2=gabéi}} לְ־ (l'-) + גַּבֵּי (gabéi), {{cal|he|arc|nocap=1}} calque of Aramaic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|he|preposition|head=לְגַבֵּי|tr=l'gabéi}} לְגַבֵּי • (l'gabéi) Inflection templates: {{he-prep-inflection|1p=לְגַבֵּינוּ (l'gabéinu)|1s=לגביי / לְגַבַּי (l'gabái)|2fp=לְגַבַּיכֶן (l'gabeikhén)|2fs=לגבייך / לְגַבַּיִךְ (l'gabáyikh)|2mp=לְגַבַּיכֶם (l'gabeikhém)|2ms=לְגַבֶּיךָ (l'gabéikha)|3fp=לְגַבַּיהֶן (l'gabeihén)|3fs=לְגַבֶּיהָ (l'gabéiha)|3mp=לְגַבַּיהֶם (l'gabeihém)|3ms=לְגַבָּיו (l'gabáv)|base=לְגַבֵּי (l'gabéi)}} Forms: לְגַבֵּי [canonical], l'gabéi [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לְגַבֵּי, לגביי [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], לְגַבַּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, singular], לְגַבֵּינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural], לְגַבֶּיךָ [masculine, second-person, singular], לגבייך [feminine, second-person, singular], לְגַבַּיִךְ [feminine, second-person, singular], לְגַבַּיכֶם [masculine, plural, second-person], לְגַבַּיכֶן [feminine, plural, second-person], לְגַבָּיו [masculine, singular, third-person], לְגַבֶּיהָ [feminine, singular, third-person], לְגַבַּיהֶם [masculine, plural, third-person], לְגַבַּיהֶן [feminine, plural, third-person]
  1. About, regarding, in connection with, with respect to. Synonyms: גַּבֵּי (gabéi)
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "לגביי",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "plural",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "2": "preposition",
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        "1s": "לגביי / לְגַבַּי (l'gabái)",
        "2fp": "לְגַבַּיכֶן (l'gabeikhén)",
        "2fs": "לגבייך / לְגַבַּיִךְ (l'gabáyikh)",
        "2mp": "לְגַבַּיכֶם (l'gabeikhém)",
        "2ms": "לְגַבֶּיךָ (l'gabéikha)",
        "3fp": "לְגַבַּיהֶן (l'gabeihén)",
        "3fs": "לְגַבֶּיהָ (l'gabéiha)",
        "3mp": "לְגַבַּיהֶם (l'gabeihém)",
        "3ms": "לְגַבָּיו (l'gabáv)",
        "base": "לְגַבֵּי (l'gabéi)"
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    }
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  "pos": "prep",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        {
          "text": "יש לי כמה שאלות לגבי מה שאמרת. — yésh lí káma sh'elót l'gabéi má she'amárt(a). — I have some questions regarding what you said."
        },
        {
          "english": "He is optimistic regarding his future.",
          "roman": "hú optími l'gabéi atidó.",
          "text": "הוא אופטימי לגבי עתידו."
        }
      ],
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        "About, regarding, in connection with, with respect to."
      ],
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          "About",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "regarding",
          "regarding"
        ],
        [
          "connection",
          "connection"
        ],
        [
          "with respect to",
          "with respect to"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "gabéi",
          "word": "גַּבֵּי"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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  "etymology_text": "From לְ־ (l'-) + גַּבֵּי (gabéi); hence literally “to the backs of”. A calque of Aramaic [Term?]. First attested in the Talmud.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "לְגַבֵּי",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "l'gabéi",
      "tags": [
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      "source": "inflection",
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    {
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        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "first-person",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבַּיִךְ",
      "roman": "l'gabáyikh",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבַּיכֶם",
      "roman": "l'gabeikhém",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבַּיכֶן",
      "roman": "l'gabeikhén",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבָּיו",
      "roman": "l'gabáv",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבֶּיהָ",
      "roman": "l'gabéiha",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבַּיהֶם",
      "roman": "l'gabeihém",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְגַבַּיהֶן",
      "roman": "l'gabeihén",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "preposition",
        "head": "לְגַבֵּי",
        "tr": "l'gabéi"
      },
      "expansion": "לְגַבֵּי • (l'gabéi)",
      "name": "head"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1p": "לְגַבֵּינוּ (l'gabéinu)",
        "1s": "לגביי / לְגַבַּי (l'gabái)",
        "2fp": "לְגַבַּיכֶן (l'gabeikhén)",
        "2fs": "לגבייך / לְגַבַּיִךְ (l'gabáyikh)",
        "2mp": "לְגַבַּיכֶם (l'gabeikhém)",
        "2ms": "לְגַבֶּיךָ (l'gabéikha)",
        "3fp": "לְגַבַּיהֶן (l'gabeihén)",
        "3fs": "לְגַבֶּיהָ (l'gabéiha)",
        "3mp": "לְגַבַּיהֶם (l'gabeihém)",
        "3ms": "לְגַבָּיו (l'gabáv)",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
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        "Aramaic term requests",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew links with redundant target parameters",
        "Hebrew prepositions",
        "Hebrew terms calqued from Aramaic",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Aramaic",
        "Hebrew terms prefixed with ל־",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "יש לי כמה שאלות לגבי מה שאמרת. — yésh lí káma sh'elót l'gabéi má she'amárt(a). — I have some questions regarding what you said."
        },
        {
          "english": "He is optimistic regarding his future.",
          "roman": "hú optími l'gabéi atidó.",
          "text": "הוא אופטימי לגבי עתידו."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "About, regarding, in connection with, with respect to."
      ],
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          "About",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "regarding",
          "regarding"
        ],
        [
          "connection",
          "connection"
        ],
        [
          "with respect to",
          "with respect to"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gabéi",
      "word": "גַּבֵּי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "לגבי"
}

Download raw JSONL data for לגבי meaning in Hebrew (4.1kB)

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  "title": "לגבי",
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