ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Partial calque of French grand-père; similar in Hebrew סַבָּא רַבָּא‎ (sába rába) itself borrowed from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːwɑː‿rab.bɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ‎ • (sāḇā rabbā) m, plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (sāḇē rabbē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ‎ (sāwtā rabtā)

grandfather (the father of one's grandparent)
Synonyms: ܐܲܒ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (aḇ aḇḇā), ܐܲܒ݂ ܝܸܡܵܐ‎ (aḇ yimmā)

Usage notes

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 ܕ ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ‎ (“four-times-great-grandfather”)”

Antonyms

ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ‎ (nāwgā zʿorā, “great-grandson”)

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