Wiktionary

ܓܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ܓ ܒ ܐ (g b ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic גְּבָא (gəḇā, “to collect”); cognate to Arabic جَبَى (jabā), Hebrew גָּבָה (gavá).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːveː], [ɡɑːweː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːbeː]

Verb edit

ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (gāḇē) (present participle ܓܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (gḇāyā), past participle ܓܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (giḇyā))

  1. to collect
  2. to choose, select
  3. to beg for money, food, etc.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ (gāḇē)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ
(gḇē lī) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂
(gḇē lūḵ) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ
(gḇē lēh) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ
(gḇē lan) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gḇē lāwḵōn) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ
(gḇē lhōn)
f ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(gḇē lāḵ) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇
(gḇē lāh)
non-past m ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ
(gāḇēn) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ
(gāḇēt) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ
(gāḇē) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܲܚ
(gāḇaḥ) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ
(gāḇētōn) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܝܼ
(gāḇī)
f ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܢ
(gāḇyān) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܝ
(gāḇyāt) 		ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ
(gāḇyā)
imperative m ܓܒ݂ܝܼ
(gḇī) 		ܓܒ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ
(gḇēmūn)
f ܓܒ݂ܹܐ
(gḇē)

Etymology 2 edit

From Aramaic גַּבָּא (gabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ganb-; compare Hebrew גַּב (gab) and Arabic جَنْب (janb). The second noun is developed from ikts derived preposition ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb, “next to, with”).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܓܲܒܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒab.bɑː]
  • ܓܹܒܵܐ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡeːbɑː]
    • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒeːbɑː]

Noun edit

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

  1. political party, a side in politics, faction
    ܒܸܬ ܡܓܲܒܹܝܬܘܿܢ ܥܲܠ ܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ؟
    bit mgabbētōn ˁal gabbā d-pallāḥē yan gabbā 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 edit
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
(gabūḵ) 		ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(gabbāḵ) 		ܓܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gabbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܒܵܐ
(gabbā) 		3rd person ܓܲܒܹܗ
(gabbēh) 		ܓܲܒܵܗ̇
(gabbāh) 		ܓܲܒܗܘܿܢ
(gabhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܲܒܝܼ̈
(gabī) 		ܓܲܒܲܢ̈
(gabban)
construct ܓܲܒܲܝ̈
(gabbay) 		2nd person ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(gabūḵ) 		ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(gabbāḵ) 		ܓܲܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gabbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ
(gabbē) 		3rd person ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(gabūh) 		ܓܲܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(gabbōh) 		ܓܲܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(gabhōn)

Noun edit

ܓܹܒܵܐ • (gēbā) m (plural ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē) or ܓܹܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gēbānē))

  1. side; flank
    ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
    tarnāḡultā ˁḇīr lāh b-urḥā qā d-māṭyā l-gēbā ḥēnā.
    The hen crossed the road to get to the other side.
  2. edge; end
Inflection edit
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
(gēbūḵ) 		ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(gēbāḵ) 		ܓܹܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gēbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܹܒܵܐ
(gēbā) 		3rd person ܓܹܒܹܗ
(gēbēh) 		ܓܹܒܵܗ̇
(gēbāh) 		ܓܹܒܗܘܿܢ
(gēbhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܓܹܒܝܼ̈
(gēbī) 		ܓܹܒܲܢ̈
(gēban)
construct ܓܹܒܲܝ̈
(gēbay) 		2nd person ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(gēbūḵ) 		ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(gēbāḵ) 		ܓܹܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(gēbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ
(gēbē) 		3rd person ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(gēbūh) 		ܓܹܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(gēbōh) 		ܓܹܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(gēbhōn)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

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 edit

  • “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 edit

From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit
    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 edit

References edit

  • “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
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ܓܒܐ&oldid=78830825"