ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Partial calque of French grand-père; similar in Hebrew סַבָּא רַבָּא (sába rába) itself borrowed from Aramaic.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ • (sāḇā rabbā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (sāḇē rabbē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ (sāḇtā rabtā))
- grandfather (the father of one's grandparent)
- Synonyms: ܐܲܒ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇ aḇā), ܐܲܒ݂ ܝܸܡܵܐ (aḇ yimmā)
Usage notes
[edit]Additional instances of “ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “great”)” at the end can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, “ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (“four-times-great-grandfather”)”
Antonyms
[edit]- ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (nāḇgā zˁōrā, “great-grandson”)