ܓܒܪܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā(ʾ), “man”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew גַּבְרוּת (gaḇrûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡavruθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)varwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܒܪܘܬܐ • (gaḇrūṯā) f (plural ܓܒܪܘܬܐ)

1. power, force, vigour
2. manhood, manliness, virility
3. (anatomy) male genitals
4. (in the plural) prodigies, amazing deeds

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܒܪܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܒܪܘ		1st person	ܓܒܪܘܬܝ		ܓܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܓܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܓܒܪܘܬܟ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܒܪܘܢ		1st person	ܓܒܪܘܬܝ		ܓܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܓܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܓܒܪܘܬܟ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “gbrw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 42a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 59b-60a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 202b