ܓܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ‎ (g-b-ā) related to collecting, electing; compare Arabic جَبَى‎ (jabā), Hebrew גָּבָה‎ (gavá).

Pronunciation 1
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːbeː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːbeː]
Verb

ܓܵܒܹܐ • (gābē) (present participle ܓܒܵܝܵܐ‎ (gbāyā), past participle ܓܸܒܝܵܐ‎ (gibyā))

  1. to choose
  2. to select
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܵܒܹܐ (gābē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܓܒܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎
(gbē lī)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(gbē luḵ)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎
(gbē lēh)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎
(gbē lan)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gbē lāwḵon)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(gbē lhon)
f ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gbē lāḵ)		 ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(gbē lāh)
non-past m ܓܵܒܹܝܢ‎
(gābēn)		 ܓܵܒܹܝܬ‎
(gābēt)		 ܓܵܒܹܐ
(gābē)		 ܓܵܒܲܚ‎
(gābaḥ)		 ܓܵܒܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎
(gābēton)		 ܓܵܒܝܼ‎
(gābī)
f ܓܵܒܝܵܢ‎
(gābyān)		 ܓܵܒܝܵܬܝ‎
(gābyāt)		 ܓܵܒܝܵܐ‎
(gābyā)
imperative m ܓܒܝܼ‎
(gbī)		 ܓܒܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎
(gbēmun)
f ܓܒܹܐ
(gbē)

Pronunciation 2
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡab.beː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒab.beː]
Verb

ܓܲܒܹܐ • (gabbē) (present participle ܓܲܒܘܼܝܹܐ‎ (gabuyē), past participle ܓܘܼܒܝܼܵܐ‎ (gubīyā))

  1. to elect; to vote; to poll
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܲܒܹܐ (gabbē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܝܼ‎
(gubē lī)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎
(gubē luḵ)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܹܗ‎
(gubē lēh)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܲܢ‎
(gubē lan)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gubē lāwḵon)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎
(gubē lhon)
f ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gubē lāḵ)		 ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇‎
(gubē lāh)
non-past m ܓܲܒܹܝܢ‎
(gabbēn)		 ܓܲܒܹܝܬ‎
(gabbēt)		 ܓܲܒܹܐ
(gabbē)		 ܓܲܒܲܚ‎
(gabbaḥ)		 ܓܲܒܹܝܬܘܿܢ‎
(gabbēton)		 ܓܲܒܝܼ‎
(gabī)
f ܓܲܒܝܵܢ‎
(gabyān)		 ܓܲܒܝܵܬܝ‎
(gabyāt)		 ܓܲܒܝܵܐ‎
(gabyā)
imperative m ܓܲܒܝܼ‎
(gabī)		 ܓܲܒܹܝܡܘܼܢ‎
(gabbēmun)
f ܓܲܒܹܐ
(gabbē)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic גַּבָּא‎ (gabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ganb-; compare Hebrew גַּב‎ (gab) and Arabic جَنْب‎ (janb).

Pronunciation 1
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒab.bɑː]
Noun

ܓܲܒܵܐ • (gabbā) m (plural ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē))

  1. political party, a side in politics, faction
    ‏ܒܸܬ ܓܲܒܹܝܘܿܢ ܠܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ؟‎‎
    bit gabēton l-gabā d-palāḵē yan l-gabā d-quṭnāyē?
    Will you vote for the Labor party' or the Republican party?
  2. (military) wing
  3. hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܒܵܐ (gabbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒܝܼ‎
(gabī)		 ܓܲܒܲܢ‎
(gabban)
construct ܓܲܒ‎
(gab)		 2nd person ܓܲܒܘܼܟ݂‎
(gabuḵ)		 ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gabbāḵ)		 ܓܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gabbāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܲܒܵܐ
(gabbā)		 3rd person ܓܲܒܹܗ‎
(gabbēh)		 ܓܲܒܘܿܗ̇‎
(gaboh)		 ܓܲܒܗܘܿܢ‎
(gabhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒܝܼ̈‎
(gabī)		 ܓܲܒܲܢ̈‎
(gabban)
construct ܓܲܒܲܝ̈‎
(gabbay)		 2nd person ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(gabuḵ)		 ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(gabbāḵ)		 ܓܲܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gabbāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ
(gabbē)		 3rd person ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(gabuh)		 ܓܲܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(gaboh)		 ܓܲܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(gabhon)

Pronunciation 2
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡeːbɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒeːbɑː]
Noun

ܓܹܒܵܐ • (gēbā) m (plural ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē))

  1. side; flank
    ‏ܟܬܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.‎‎
    ktāytā ʿḇīrāh b-urḥā qā d-māṭyā l-gēbā ḥēnā.
    The hen crossed the road to get to the other side.
  2. edge; end
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܹܒܝܼ‎
(gēbī)		 ܓܹܒܲܢ‎
(gēban)
construct ܓܹܒ‎
(gēb)		 2nd person ܓܹܒܘܼܟ݂‎
(gēbuḵ)		 ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gēbāḵ)		 ܓܹܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gēbāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܹܒܵܐ
(gēbā)		 3rd person ܓܹܒܹܗ‎
(gēbēh)		 ܓܹܒܘܿܗ̇‎
(gēboh)		 ܓܹܒܗܘܿܢ‎
(gēbhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܹܒܝܼ̈‎
(gēbī)		 ܓܹܒܲܢ̈‎
(gēban)
construct ܓܹܒܲܝ̈‎
(gēbay)		 2nd person ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎
(gēbuḵ)		 ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎
(gēbāḵ)		 ܓܹܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gēbāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ
(gēbē)		 3rd person ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎
(gēbuh)		 ܓܹܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(gēboh)		 ܓܹܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎
(gēbhon)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ‎ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting; compare Arabic جَبَى‎ (jabā), Hebrew גָּבָה‎ (gāḇâ).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡ(ə.)vɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡwo]

Verb

ܓܒܐ • (gəḇā) (imperfect ܢܓܒܐ‎ (neḡbē), infinitive ܡܓܒܐ‎ (meḡbā)) (peal construction)

  1. to collect
  2. to tax, exact tribute
  3. to demand, charge a price
  4. to choose, select, elect, approve, appoint
  5. (with ܡܢ‎ (men)) to prefer
  6. to judge

References
  • “gby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-03-20
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58b
  • 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 199a-b

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑ.bo]

Noun

ܓܒܐ • (gabbā) m (plural ܓܒܐ (gabbē))

  1. side, flank
  2. edge, end
  3. faction, a side in politics or ideology, political party in the informal sense
  4. spoke of a wheel
  5. riverbank
  6. (military) wing
  7. hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
  8. place, country
Inflection
    declension of ܓܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ‎ ܓܒܝܢ‎
construct ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ‎ ܓܒܝ‎
emphatic ܓܒܐ ܓܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܒܝ‎ ܓܒܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܒܟ‎ ܓܒܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܒܟܝ‎ ܓܒܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܒܗ‎ ܓܒܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܒܗ‎ ܓܒܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܒܢ‎ ܓܒܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܒܟܘܢ‎ ܓܒܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܒܟܝܢ‎ ܓܒܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܒܗܘܢ‎ ܓܒܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܒܗܝܢ‎ ܓܒܝܗܝܢ‎
Derived terms
  • ܐܩܝܡ ܓܒܐ‎ (ʾaqīm gabbā)
  • ܒܪ ܓܒܐ‎ (bar gabbā)
  • ܡܢ ܓܢܒ‎ (men ge[n]ḇ)
  • ܥܠ ܓܢܒ‎ (ʿal ge[n]ḇ)

References
  • “gb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-08-08
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 123b
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 51a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a-b
  • 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 198b
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