Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܓ ܒ ܪ (g b r)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic גַּבָּרָא, from Proto-West Semitic *gabbār-, equivalent to an intensified form of ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, man); compare cognate to Arabic جَبَّار (jabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibór). The Nun in the spelling serves to distinguish this word from ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārām (plural ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gabbārē), feminine ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܬܵܐ (gabbārtā))

  1. strong man
  2. hero, champion
  3. (chiefly in the plural) giants

Inflection

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Inflection of ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܝܼ (gabbārī) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܲܢ (gabbāran)
construct ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ (gabbār) 2nd person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (gabbārūḵ) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbārāḵ) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārā) 3rd person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹܗ (gabbārēh) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܗ̇ (gabbārāh) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܗܘܿܢ (gabbārhōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܝܼ (gabbārī) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܲܢ (gabbāran)
construct ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܲܝ (gabbāray) 2nd person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gabbārūḵ) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbārāḵ) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbārāwḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܹ̈ܐ (gabbārē) 3rd person ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gabbārūh) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gabbārōh) ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gabbārhōn)

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Proper noun

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ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārām

  1. (astronomy) Orion
  2. a surname

Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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An intensified form of ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā, man) and Inherited from Aramaic גברא, from Proto-West Semitic *gabbār-. The Nun in the spelling serves to distinguish this word from ܓܒܪܐ. Compare Arabic جَبَّار (jabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר (gibbôr).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑrɑ/, [ɡabbɑrɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑre/, [ɡabbɑre] (plural)

Noun

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ܓܢܒܪܐ (gabbārām (plural ܓܲܢ̄ܒܵܪܹܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܲܢ̄ܒܵܪܬܵܐ)

  1. strong man
  2. giant
  3. hero, champion

Inflection

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Inflection of ܓܢܒܪܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܢܒܪ 1st person ܓܢܒܪܝ ܓܢܒܪܢ
construct ܓܢܒܪ 2nd person ܓܢܒܪܟ ܓܢܒܪܟܝ ܓܢܒܪܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܢܒܪܐ 3rd person ܓܢܒܪܗ ܓܢܒܪܗ ܓܢܒܪܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܢܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܓܢܒܪܝ ܓܢܒܪܝܢ
construct ܓܢܒܪܝ 2nd person ܓܢܒܪܝܟ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܢܒܪܐ 3rd person ܓܢܒܪܘܗܝ ܓܢܒܪܝܗ ܓܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

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ܓܢܒܪܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astronomy) Orion

References

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  • gnbr”, 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 42a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
  • 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 245a