ܓܢܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

An intensified form of ܓܒܪܐ‎ (gaḇrā(ʾ), “man”). Compare Arabic جَبَّار‎ (ǧabbār) and Hebrew גִּבּוֹר‎ (gibbôr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑrɑʔ/, [ɡabbɑrɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): /ɡanbɑreʔ/, [ɡabbɑre(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܢܒܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܓܢܒܪܬܐ‎)

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

Inflection
    declension of ܓܢܒܪܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܓܢܒܪ ܓܢܒܪܝܢ
construct ܓܢܒܪ ܓܢܒܪܝ
emphatic ܓܢܒܪܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܓܢܒܪܝ ܓܢܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܓܢܒܪܟ ܓܢܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܓܢܒܪܟܝ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܓܢܒܪܗ ܓܢܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܓܢܒܪܗ ܓܢܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܓܢܒܪܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܓܢܒܪܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܓܢܒܪܟܝܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܓܢܒܪܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܓܢܒܪܗܝܢ ܓܢܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܓܢܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m

  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, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 42a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 245a
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