ܓܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Arabic جَيْب (jayb), itself from a semantic evolution of either ܓܰܒܴ݁ܐ (gabbā, “side, flank”), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “cistern”) or Classical Syriac ܓܰܝܒ݁ܳܐ (gaybā, “temple, vaulted chamber”). If from this then from Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (gub-bu /⁠gubbû⁠/, “reservoir, cistern”), and ultimately from Sumerian 𒀀𒇷𒁀 (a-gub₂-ba /⁠agubbû⁠/, “a basin for lustration water”), Sumerian 𒇷 (gub₂, “to bathe”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡajbɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒiːbɑː]

  Homophone: ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā, “side”)

Noun

ܓܲܝܒܵܐ • (gaybā) m sg (plural ܓܲܝ̈ܒܹܐ (gaybē))

1. opening in a garment
2. pocket, pouch

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܝܒܵܐ (gaybā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܝܒܝܼ (gaybī)		ܓܲܝܒܲܢ (gayban)
	construct	ܓܹܝܒ݂ (gēḇ)	2nd person	ܓܲܝܒܘܼܟ݂ (gaybūḵ)	ܓܲܝܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gaybāḵ)	ܓܲܝܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaybāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܝܒܵܐ (gaybā)	3rd person	ܓܲܝܒܹܗ (gaybēh)	ܓܲܝܒܵܗ̇ (gaybāh)	ܓܲܝܒܗܘܿܢ (gaybhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܝܒܝܼ̈ (gaybī)		ܓܲܝܒܲܢ̈ (gayban)
	construct	ܓܲܝܒܲܝ̈ (gaybay)	2nd person	ܓܲܝܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gaybūḵ)	ܓܲܝܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaybāḵ)	ܓܲܝܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaybāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܝ̈ܒܹܐ (gaybē)	3rd person	ܓܲܝܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gaybūh)	ܓܲܝ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇ (gaybōh)	ܓܲܝܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gaybhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܝܒܵܝܵܐ (gaybāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Unknown, possibly a variant of ܓܒܐ (gabbā, “side, flank”), of ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “cistern”), or from Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (gub-bu /⁠gubbû; agubbû, egubbû⁠/, “reservoir, cistern”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒀀𒇷𒁀 (a-gub₂-ba /⁠agubbû⁠/, “a basin for lustration water”), Sumerian 𒇷 (gub₂, “to bathe”). Compare also Middle Persian [script needed] (kwp /⁠kōf⁠/, “mountain, hill; hump, dome-shape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡajbɑ], [ɡaj(ə)vɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡajbe], [ɡaj(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܓܝܒܐ • (gaybā, gayḇā) m (plural ܓܝܒܐ (gaybē, gayḇē))

1. (architecture) vault
2. temple, shrine, sanctuary

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܝܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܝܒ	ܓܝܒܝܢ
construct	ܓܝܒ	ܓܝܒܝ
emphatic	ܓܝܒܐ	ܓܝܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܝܒܝ	ܓܝܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܝܒܟ	ܓܝܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܝܒܟܝ	ܓܝܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܝܒܗ	ܓܝܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܝܒܗ	ܓܝܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܝܒܢ	ܓܝܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܝܒܟܘܢ	ܓܝܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܝܒܟܝܢ	ܓܝܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܝܒܗܘܢ	ܓܝܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܝܒܗܝܢ	ܓܝܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܝܬ ܓܝܒܐ

References

• “gyb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 112a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 47a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 68a
• 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 228a