ܓܘܒܝܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܒ ܐ (g b ˀ)
3 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܓܲܒܹܐ (mgabbē, “to choose,”); compare Hebrew גִּבּוּי (gibúy, “backup, support”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key):
(Standard) IPA^(key): (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ • (gubbāyā) m sg (plural ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūbāyē))

choice, selection
collection, extract
(agriculture) winnowing, cleaning of grain
(politics, chiefly in the plural) election

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܘܼܒܵܝ (gūbāy)		1^st person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܝܼ (gūbāyī)		ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܢ (gūbāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܒܵܝ (gūbāy)		2^nd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (gūbāyōḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (gūbāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūbāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ (gubbāyā)		3^rd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹܗ (gūbāyēh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܗ̇ (gūbāyāh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܗܘܿܢ (gūbāyhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܝܼ̈ܢ (gūbāyīn)		1^st person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܝܼ̈ (gūbāyī)		ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܢ̈ (gūbāyan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܝ̈ (gūbāyay)		2^nd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gūbāyōḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gūbāyāḵ)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gūbāyawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gūbāyē)		3^rd person	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gūbāyūh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gūbāyōh)	ܓܘܼܒܵܝܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gūbāyayhōn)

Derived terms

ܓܘܼܒܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ (gubbāyā gāwānāyā, “plebiscite”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܓ ܒ ܐ, related to collecting; compare Hebrew גִּבּוּי (gibbûy).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܓܘܒܝܐ • (gūbbāyā) m (plural ܓܘܒܝܐ)

choice, selection
election
collection, extract
(agriculture) winnowing, cleaning of grain

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܘܒܝܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܘܒܝ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝܝ		ܓܘܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܝܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܘܒܝܝܢ		1^st person	ܓܘܒܝܝ		ܓܘܒܝܝܢ
	construct	ܓܘܒܝܝ		2^nd person	ܓܘܒܝܝܟ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܝ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܓܘܒܝܐ		3^rd person	ܓܘܒܝܘܗܝ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗܘܢ	ܓܘܒܝܝܗܝܢ

References

“gwby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 41a
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, →ISBN, page 210b

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