ܓܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܓ ܒ ܪ‎ (g b r)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā), from Proto-West Semitic *gabr-; compare Arabic جَبْر‎ (jabr) and Hebrew גֶּבֶר‎ (géver). Doublet of ܓܘܼܪܵܐ‎ (gurā, “large”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡo.rɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plans) IPA(key): [ɡoːrˤɑː]
  • (Tyari) IPA(key): [ɡaw.rɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒav.rɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (gaḇrā) m (plural ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (gaḇrē), feminine ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (baḵtā))

  1. man (adult human male)
    ‏ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܥܘܼܬܪܹܗ.‎‎
    gaḇrā ḥakīmā ìwā ʿam ʿutrēh.
    He was a wise man with his wealth.
  2. husband (male spouse)
    ‏ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܕܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ.‎‎
    kē pālḥēn wā ʿam gaḇrā dšamīrām.
    I used to work with Shamiram's husband.

Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ‎
(gaḇrī)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ‎
(gaḇran)
construct ܓܒ݂ܲܪ‎
(gḇar)		 2nd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂‎
(gaḇruḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gaḇrāḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gaḇrāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ
(gaḇrā)		 3rd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ‎
(gaḇrēh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇‎
(gaḇroh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ‎
(gaḇrhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ‎
(gaḇrī)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ‎
(gaḇran)
construct ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ‎
(gaḇray)		 2nd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂‎
(gaḇruḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(gaḇrāḵ)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(gaḇrāwḵon)
emphatic ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ
(gaḇrē)		 3rd person ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ‎
(gaḇruh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎
(gaḇroh)		 ܓܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ‎
(gaḇrhon)

Coordinate terms

References

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܪ‎ (ɡ-b-r) related to being strong. From Proto-West Semitic *gabr-; compare Aramaic גַּבְרָא‎ (gaḇrā, “man”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡavrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡavre] (plural)

Noun

ܓܒܪܐ • (gaḇrā) m (plural ܓܒܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܐܢܬܬܐ‎)

  1. man, husband
  2. person, someone

Inflection
    inflection of ܓܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܒܪ‎ ܓܒܪܝܢ‎
construct ܓܒܪ‎ ܓܒܪܝ‎
emphatic ܓܒܪܐ ܓܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܒܪܝ‎ ܓܒܪܝ‎
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܒܪܟ‎ ܓܒܪܝܟ‎
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܒܪܟܝ‎ ܓܒܪܝܟܝ‎
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܒܪܗ‎ ܓܒܪܘܗܝ‎
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܒܪܗ‎ ܓܒܪܝܗ‎
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܒܪܢ‎ ܓܒܪܝܢ‎
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܒܪܟܘܢ‎ ܓܒܪܝܟܘܢ‎
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܒܪܟܝܢ‎ ܓܒܪܝܟܝܢ‎
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܒܪܗܘܢ‎ ܓܒܪܝܗܘܢ‎
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܒܪܗܝܢ‎ ܓܒܪܝܗܝܢ‎

Descendants
  • → Proto-Kurdish: (“big; chief; elder, senior; grown-up, adult; venerable”)[1]
    • Central Kurdish: گەورە‎ (gewre)
      Southern Kurdish: گەورە‎ (gewre), گەورا‎ (gewra)
  • → Middle Persian:
    • Book Pahlavi: [Book Pahlavi needed] (GBRA /*garbā; mard/)
      • Persian: گبر‎ (gabr) (see there for further descendants)

See also

References
  1. Asatrian, G. (2011). Iran & the Caucasus, 15(1/2), 326-330. Retrieved October 16, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41430901
  • “gbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 59b
  • 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 202a-b
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