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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Partial calque of French grand-père; similar in Hebrew סַבָּא רַבָּא (sába rába) itself borrowed from Aramaic.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ • (sāḇā rabbā) m (plural ܣܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܲܒܹܐ (sāḇē rabbē), feminine ܣܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܪܲܒܬܵܐ (sāḇtā rabtā))
- 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”)”
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