ܣܒܐ ܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Partial calque of French grand-père; similar in Hebrew סַבָּא רַבָּא (sába rába) itself borrowed from Aramaic.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːwɑː‿rab.bɑː]

Noun

ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ • (sāḇā rabbā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (sāḇē rabbē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ (sāḇtā rabtā))

1. grandfather (the father of one's grandparent)

   Synonyms: ܐܲܒ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (aḇ aḇā), ܐܲܒ݂ ܝܸܡܵܐ (aḇ yimmā)

Usage notes

Additional instances of “ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā, “great”)” at the end can be prepended to the term, each indicating one further generation of ancestry. For large numbers of generations a number can be substituted, for example, “ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (“four-times-great-grandfather”)”

Antonyms

• ܢܵܒ݂ܓܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (nāḇgā zˁōrā, “great-grandson”)