ܓܒܪܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology edit
From ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā(ʾ), “man”) + -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯāʾ, abstract noun ending). Compare Hebrew גַּבְרוּת (gaḇrûṯ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܒܪܘܬܐ • (gaḇrūṯā) f (plural ܓܒܪܘܬܐ)
- power, force, vigour
- manhood, manliness, virility
- (anatomy) male genitals
- (in the plural) prodigies, amazing deeds
Inflection edit
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 edit
- “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