ܟܒܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) and Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabír).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kab.biːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃa.biːrɑː]

Adjective

ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ • (kabīrā) (feminine ܟܲܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ (kabīrtā), plural ܟܲܒܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (kabīrē))

1. great, large, big, massive

   ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܘܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ.

   šḇāḇī īt lhōn baytā kabīrā w-šapīrā.

   My neighbours have a massive and beautiful house.

2. many, numerous
3. (with ܒ-) rich

   ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܲܢ ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ. ― We have a rich history.

Synonyms

• (great): ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā)
• (rich): ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (ˁatīrā)

Adverb

ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ • (kabīrā)

1. very, vigourously, a lot

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܒܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ. ― ānā w-bābī plīḥ lan kabīrā timmal. ― My father and I worked a lot yesterday.

2. many, much, a lot of

   ܠܲܝܬ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܢ̈ܵܫܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ ― layt kabīrā nāšē āḵā ― there are not many people here.

See also

• ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
• ܣܲܓܝܼ (sagī)
• ܛܵܒ݂ (ṭāḇ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܪ (k-b-r) related to being of a large amount. Compare Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) and Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabbīr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kabbirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [kabbire(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܟܒܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܒܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܒܝܪܬܐ)

1. great; large, big
2. many, numerous
3. (with ܒ-) rich

Inflection

    declension of ܟܒܝܪܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܝܪ	ܟܒܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܟܒܝܪ	ܟܒܝܪܝ
emphatic	ܟܒܝܪܐ	ܟܒܝܪܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܟܒܝܪܐ	ܟܒܝܪܢ
construct	ܟܒܝܪܬ	ܟܒܝܪܬ
emphatic	ܟܒܝܪܬܐ	ܟܒܝܪܬܐ

Adverb

ܟܒܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. (in the absolute state) much; strongly, vigourously

References

• “kbyr”, 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 150b
• 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 596a