גברא

גברא

Aramaic

Alternative forms

• Imperial Aramaic 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀‎ (gbrʾ)
• Edessan Aramaic (Classical Syriac) ܓܒܪܐ‎
• Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡢𐡡𐡴𐡠‎ (gbrʾ)
• Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣡𐣣𐣠‎
• Samaritan Aramaic ࠂࠁࠓࠀ‎
• Jewish Babylonian Aramaic גַּבְרָא
• Targumic Aramaic (Onkelos) גוברא‎

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *gabr-; compare Hebrew גֶּבֶר‎ (géver, “man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡabrɑʔ/

Noun

גַּבְרָא • (gaḇrā) m (plural גּוּבְרַיָּא‎, singular feminine counterpart אנתתא‎)

1. man, husband
   • Genesis 24:26, with translation of the New International Version:

     ‏וּכרַע גֻּברָא וּסגֵיד קֳדָם יְיָ‎

     Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord

Inflection

    declension of גברא

	singular	plural
absolute	גְּבַר‎	גֻּבְרִין‎
construct	גְּבַר‎	גֻּבְרֵי‎
emphatic	גַּבְרָא‎	גֻּבְרַיָּא‎

References

“gbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–