גברא

Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • Imperial Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀‎ (gbrʾ)
  • Edessan Aramaic (Classical Syriac) ܓܒܪܐ‎
  • Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡢𐡡𐡴𐡠‎ (gbrʾ)
  • Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣡𐣣𐣠‎
  • Samaritan Aramaic ࠂࠁࠓࠀ‎
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גַּבְרָא
  • Targumic Aramaic (Onkelos) גוברא‎

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *gabr-; compare Hebrew גֶּבֶר‎ (géver, “man”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡabrɑʔ/

Noun

גַּבְרָא • (gaḇrā) m (plural גּוּבְרַיָּא‎, singular feminine counterpart אנתתא‎)

  1. man, husband
    • Genesis 24:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏וּכרַע גֻּברָא וּסגֵיד קֳדָם יְיָ‎
      Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord

Inflection
    declension of גברא
singular plural
absolute גְּבַר‎ גֻּבְרִין‎
construct גְּבַר‎ גֻּבְרֵי‎
emphatic גַּבְרָא‎ גֻּבְרַיָּא‎

References

“gbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

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