Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/gabbār-
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This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Semitic
Etymology
Related to *gabr-, from a root originally meaning "be strong".
Noun
*gabbār- m
Descendants
- Central Semitic:
- Arabic: جَبَّار (jabbār, “one who magnifies himself”)
- Northwest Semitic:
- Aramaic: גַּבְָּרָא (gabbārā, “strong man, hero”)
- Classical Syriac: ܓܰܢ̱ܒܳܪܳܐ (gabbārā, “strong man, hero”)
- Canaanite:
- Hebrew: גִבֹּור (gibór, gibbōr, “hero”)
- Aramaic: גַּבְָּרָא (gabbārā, “strong man, hero”)
- Ethiopian Semitic:
- Ge'ez: ገባር (gäbbar, “strong man, hero”)
References
- “gbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- H1368 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 78