ܓܢܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܒ ܪ (g b r)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic גַּבָּרָא, from Proto-West Semitic *gabbār-, equivalent to an intensified form of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”); compare cognate to Arabic جَبَّار (jabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibór). The Nun in the spelling serves to distinguish this word from ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡabbaːraː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ɡabbaːrˤa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒabaːraː]

Noun

ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ • (gabbārā) m (plural ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gabbārē), feminine ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܬܵܐ (gabbārtā))

1. strong man
2. hero, champion
3. (chiefly in the plural) giants

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܝܼ (gabbārī)		ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܲܢ (gabbāran)
	construct	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ (gabbār)		2nd person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (gabbārūḵ)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbārāḵ)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārā)		3rd person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹܗ (gabbārēh)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܗ̇ (gabbārāh)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܗܘܿܢ (gabbārhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܝܼ (gabbārī)		ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܲܢ (gabbāran)
	construct	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܲܝ (gabbāray)		2nd person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gabbārūḵ)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbārāḵ)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbārāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gabbārē)		3rd person	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gabbārūh)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gabbārōh)	ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gabbārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (gabbārāˀīṯ)
• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gabbārūṯā)
• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ ܚܲܝܠܵܐ (gabbār ḥaylā)

Proper noun

ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ • (gabbārā) m

1. (astronomy) Orion
2. a surname

Classical Syriac

Etymology

An intensified form of ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā, “man”) and Inherited from Aramaic גברא, from Proto-West Semitic *gabbār-. The Nun in the spelling serves to distinguish this word from ܓܒܪܐ. Compare Arabic جَبَّار (jabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibbôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡanbɑrɑ/, [ɡabbɑrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): /ɡanbɑre/, [ɡabbɑre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܒܪܐ • (gabbārā) m (plural ܓܲܢ̄ܒܵܪܹܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܲܢ̄ܒܵܪܬܵܐ)

1. strong man
2. giant
3. hero, champion

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܢܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܢܒܪ		1st person	ܓܢܒܪܝ		ܓܢܒܪܢ
	construct	ܓܢܒܪ		2nd person	ܓܢܒܪܟ	ܓܢܒܪܟܝ	ܓܢܒܪܟܘܢ	ܓܢܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܢܒܪܗ	ܓܢܒܪܗ	ܓܢܒܪܗܘܢ	ܓܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܢܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܓܢܒܪܝ		ܓܢܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܓܢܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܓܢܒܪܝܟ	ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝ	ܓܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܢܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܓܢܒܪܘܗܝ	ܓܢܒܪܝܗ	ܓܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܓܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܓܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

1. (astronomy) Orion

References

• “gnbr”, 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 42a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
• 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, →ISBN, page 245a