ܓܢܒܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܓ ܒ ܪ (g b r)
4 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. strong man
  2. hero, champion

Proper noun

ܓܲܢ݇ܒܵܪܵܐ (gabbārā?

  1. a surname

Classical Syriac

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑrɑ/, (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑre/, (plural)

Noun

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

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

Inflection

Proper noun

ܓܢܒܪܐ (transliteration neededm

  1. (astronomy) Orion

References

  • 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