זבן

Aramaic

Etymology

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Verb

זבן • (transliteration needed)

  1. to buy, to sell
    • Chad Gadya, Jewish traditional Passover song:
      חַד גַּדְיָא, חַד גַּדְיָ דְּזַבִּין אַבָּא בִּתְרֵי זוּזֵ.
      ħaḏ gaḏyā, ħaḏ gaḏyā, dəzabbīn abbā biṯrē zūzē.
      One little goat, one little goat, which my father sold for two zuzim.
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