ܓܒܪܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā(ʾ), “man”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew גַּבְרוּת (gaḇrûṯ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡavruθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡ(ə)varwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܓܒܪܘܬܐ • (gaḇrūṯā) f (plural ܓܒܪܘܬܐ)

1. power, force, vigour
2. manhood, manliness, virility
3. (anatomy) male genitals
4. (in the plural) prodigies, amazing deeds

Inflection

    declension of ܓܒܪܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܒܪܘ	ܓܒܪܘܢ
construct	ܓܒܪܘܬ	ܓܒܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܓܒܪܘܬܐ	ܓܒܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܒܪܘܬܝ	ܓܒܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܒܪܘܬܟ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܒܪܘܬܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ	ܓܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “gbrw”, 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, p. 42a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 59b-60a
• 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, p. 202b