ܓܘܒܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܒ (ɡ-b-b). Compare Arabic جُبّ (jubb), Hebrew גֹּב (goḇ) and גֵּב (gēḇ), Aramaic גב (/⁠gōb⁠/, “pit, moat”), Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (/⁠gubbu⁠/, “reservoir, cistern”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (singular)
IPA^(key): (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܒܐ • (gubbā) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܘܒܬܐ)

large hole or cavity in the ground either natural or artificial; den, pit, ditch, trench
such a hole used for storing liquids; cistern, reservoir, well

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܘܒܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܟ	ܓܘܒܟܝ	ܓܘܒܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܢ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

→ Old Armenian: գուբ (gub)
- Armenian: գուբ (gub)
- → Cappadocian Greek: γούπα (goúpa), κούπα (koúpa)
- →? Old Georgian: გუბჱ (gubē) (or directly from Semitic)
  - Georgian: გუბე (gube), გუბ (gub) — Ingilo, გუბი (gubi) — Khevi
    - → Bats: გუბ class bd (gub)
- → Laz: გუბი (gubi)

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Persian (gonbad, “dome”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (singular)
IPA^(key): (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܒܐ)

beam, joist, plank, board
rafter

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܘܒܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܟ	ܓܘܒܟܝ	ܓܘܒܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗ	ܓܘܒܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܢ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ

References

“gwb”, 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 44a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 62b
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 210b

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