ܓܘܒܐ
Classical Syriac edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܒ (ɡ-b-b). Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Hebrew גֹּב (goḇ) and גֵּב (gēḇ), Aramaic גב (/gōb/, “pit, moat”), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/gubbu/, “reservoir, cistern”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܒܬܐ)
- large hole or cavity in the ground either natural or artificial; den, pit, ditch, trench
- such a hole used for storing liquids; cistern, reservoir, well
Inflection edit
inflection of ܓܘܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܒ | ܓܘܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܒ | ܓܘܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܒܐ | ܓܘܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܒܝ | ܓܘܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܒܟ | ܓܘܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܝ | ܓܘܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܒܗ | ܓܘܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܒܗ | ܓܘܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܒܢ | ܓܘܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܘܢ | ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܝܢ | ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܒܗܘܢ | ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܒܗܝܢ | ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants edit
- → Old Armenian: գուբ (gub)
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly related to Persian گنبد (gonbad, “dome”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܓܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ)
Inflection edit
inflection of ܓܘܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܘܒ | ܓܘܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܘܒ | ܓܘܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܘܒܐ | ܓܘܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܘܒܝ | ܓܘܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܘܒܟ | ܓܘܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܝ | ܓܘܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܘܒܗ | ܓܘܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܘܒܗ | ܓܘܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܘܒܢ | ܓܘܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܘܢ | ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܘܒܟܝܢ | ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܘܒܗܘܢ | ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܘܒܗܝܢ | ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “gwb”, 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 44a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 62b
- 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 210b