ܓܢܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܒ ܪ (g b r)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. strong man
2. hero, champion

Proper noun

ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ • (gabbārā) ?

1. 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, page 245a