ܓܘܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܒ ܐ (g b ˀ)
3 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܓܲܒܹܐ (mgabbē, “to choose,”); compare Hebrew גִּבּוּי (gibúy, “backup, support”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡubˈbɑːjɑː] (singular)
• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡubˈbɑːjeː] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ • (gubbāyā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūbāyē))

1. choice, selection
2. collection, extract
3. (agriculture) winnowing, cleaning of grain
4. (politics, chiefly in the plural) election

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܝܼ (gūbāyī)		ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܢ (gūbāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܒܵܝ (gūbāy)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (gūbāyūḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (gūbāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūbāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ (gubbāyā)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹܗ (gūbāyēh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܗ̇ (gūbāyāh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܗܘܿܢ (gūbāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܝܼ̈ (gūbāyī)		ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܢ̈ (gūbāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܝ̈ (gūbāyay)		2nd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūbāyūḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūbāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūbāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūbāyē)		3rd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gūbāyūh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gūbāyōh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gūbāyhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gubbāyā gāwānāyā, “plebiscite”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ), related to collecting; compare Hebrew גִּבּוּי (gibbûy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡubˈbɑ.jɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡubˈbɑ.je] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܒܝܐ • (gūbbāyā) m (plural ܓܘܒܝܐ)

1. choice, selection
2. election
3. collection, extract
4. (agriculture) winnowing, cleaning of grain

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܒܝܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒܝ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܝܢ		1st person	ܓܘܒܝܝ		ܓܘܒܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝܝ		2nd person	ܓܘܒܝܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܝܐ		3rd person	ܓܘܒܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “gwby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41a
• 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