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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾēl, literally “my hero is God”)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܓܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܹܠ or ܓܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܐܹܝܠ • (gaḇrīyēl or gaḇrīˀēl) m
- (biblical) Gabriel (archangel associated with carrying messages from God)
- Daniel 9:21:
ܘܟܲܕ݂ ܗܸܫ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܡܲܠܘܿܠܹܐ ܒܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ، ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܹܠ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܚܸܙܘܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܵܕ݇ܡ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ، ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܘܼܦܪܚܵܐ ܒܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫ̈ܡܲܝܵܐ، ܘܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܪܒܵܢܵܐ ܕܪܲܡܫܵܐ.- w-kaḏ hiš ìwen wā mmalōlē b-ṣlōṯā, gaḇrā gaḇrīyēl d-ḥzē lī b-ḥizwā min qām ˁiddānā, bipyāšā ìwā muprḥā b-surhāḇā ṯē lēh ilī min šmayyā, w-qrīḇ lēh ilī b-zaḇnā d-qurbānā d-ramšā.
- and while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering.
- Luke 1:19:
ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡܲܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܹܐܡܵܪܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ: «ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܝܼܹܠ ܕܟܹܐ ܟܵܠܹܝܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ. ܦܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܡܫܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂، ܘܡܲܫܚܕܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܗܵܠܹܝܢ».- ˁnē lēh mallaˀḵā bēmārā ilūh: “ānā ìwen gaḇrīyēl d-kē kālēn qam allāhā. pīš lī mšudrā d-mmallin ˁamōḵ, w-mašḥdin lōḵ bhālēn”.
- And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.”
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel
- a surname transferred from the given name
Derived terms
- ܓܲܒ݂ܪܘܿ (gaḇrō) (diminutive, nickname)