ܓܘܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ-ܒ-ܒ
1 term

Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Hebrew גֹּב (goḇ) and גֵּב (gēḇ), Aramaic גב (/⁠gōb⁠/, “pit, moat”), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/⁠gubbu⁠/, “reservoir, cistern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡubbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡubbe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܒܐ • (gubbā) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܒܬܐ)

1. large hole or cavity in the ground either natural or artificial; den, pit, ditch, trench
2. such a hole used for storing liquids; cistern, reservoir, well

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܟ	ܓܘܒܟܝ	ܓܘܒܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: գուբ (gub)
  • Armenian: գուբ (gub)
  • → Cappadocian Greek: γούπα (goúpa), κούπα (koúpa)
  • →? Old Georgian: გუბჱ (gubē) (or directly from Semitic)
    • Georgian: გუბე (gube), გუბ (gub) — Ingilo, გუბი (gubi) — Khevi
      • → Bats: გუბ class bd (gub)
  • → Laz: გუბი (gubi)

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Persian گنبد (gonbad, “dome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡuvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡuve] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ)

1. beam, joist, plank, board
2. rafter

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܟ	ܓܘܒܟܝ	ܓܘܒܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gwb”, 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, page 44a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 62b
• 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, page 210b