ܓ ܒ ܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew ג־ב־ר (g-b-r) and Arabic ج ب ر (j b r). The sense of “marriage” is denominal from ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā).

Root

ܓ ܒ ܪ • (g b r)

1. forming words pertaining to acting boldly.
2. (by extension) forming words pertaining to marriage.

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܓܵܒ݂ܹܪ (gāḇēr)
• ܡܲܓܒ݂ܸܪ (magḇir)

Nouns

• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man, husband”)
• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārā, “hero, giant”)
• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܬܵܐ (gaḇrūtā, “gallantry, bravery”)
• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܘܼܬܵܐ (gabbārūtā, “heroism”)
• ܓܵܒ݂ܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (gāḇrānūtā, “manliness, virility”)
• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (gaḇrānītā, “tomboy”)
• ܓܒ݂ܵܪܬܵܐ (gḇārtā, “marriage”)
• ܡܲܓܒ݂ܵܪܬܵܐ (magḇārtā, “giving in marriage”)

Adjectives

• ܓܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (gḇīrā, “married”)
• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (gaḇrānā, “manly, virile”)
• ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gabbārānāyā, “heroic”)
• ܡܸܬ݂ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (miṯgaḇrānā, “able to be married”)
• ܡܸܬܬܲܓܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (mittagḇrānā, “able to be given in marriage”)

Adverbs

• ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ (gaḇrāˀīt, “manfully”)