ܓܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒃶 (garābu [GAN], “mange”), Arabic جَرَب (jarab), Hebrew גָּרָב (gārāḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈɡar(ə.)vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡar.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑr.wo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (garəḇā) c (plural ܓܪܒܐ (garəḇē))

1. (pathology) leprosy; scabies
2. moldiness/mouldiness

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܒ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܟ	ܓܪܒܟܝ	ܓܪܒܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܝܟ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝ	ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܘܗܝ	ܓܪܒܝܗ	ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈɡar.bɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡar.bɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɑr.bo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (garbā) m (plural ܓܪܒܐ (garbē))

1. leper

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܒ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܟ	ܓܪܒܟܝ	ܓܪܒܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܝܟ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝ	ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܘܗܝ	ܓܪܒܝܗ	ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܡܣܟܝܢܐ (meskênā)

Etymology 3

Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒊏𒁍 (/⁠gurābu⁠/, “bag; bag around a jug”), Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡrɑ.wɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈɡro.wo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (gərāḇā) m (plural ܓܪܒܐ)

1. jar, jug, bottle, pitcher
2. well, pit
3. robe, garment

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܪܒ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܟ	ܓܪܒܟܝ	ܓܪܒܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗ	ܓܪܒܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܓܪܒܝ		ܓܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܓܪܒܝܟ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝ	ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܓܪܒܘܗܝ	ܓܪܒܝܗ	ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “grb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-09-02
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 53b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 77a
• 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 255a