ܟܒܝܪܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
3 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

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

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܟܒܝܪܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܟܒܝܪ ܟܒܝܪܐ ܟܒܝܪܝܢ ܟܒܝܪܢ
construct ܟܒܝܪ ܟܒܝܪܬ ܟܒܝܪܝ ܟܒܝܪܬ
emphatic ܟܒܝܪܐ ܟܒܝܪܬܐ ܟܒܝܪܐ 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
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