ܓܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (g-b-ā) related to collecting, electing; compare Arabic جَبَى (jabā), Hebrew גָּבָה (gavá).
Pronunciation 1
- (standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑːbeː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɑːbeː]
Verb
ܓܵܒܹܐ • (gābē) (present participle ܓܒܵܝܵܐ (gbāyā), past participle ܓܸܒܝܵܐ (gibyā))
- to choose
- to select
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܵܒܹܐ (gābē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gbē lī) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gbē luḵ) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gbē lēh) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gbē lan) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gbē lāwḵon) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gbē lhon) |
| f | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gbē lāḵ) | ܓܒܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gbē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܓܵܒܹܝܢ (gābēn) | ܓܵܒܹܝܬ (gābēt) | ܓܵܒܹܐ (gābē) | ܓܵܒܲܚ (gābaḥ) | ܓܵܒܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gābēton) | ܓܵܒܝܼ (gābī) |
| f | ܓܵܒܝܵܢ (gābyān) | ܓܵܒܝܵܬܝ (gābyāt) | ܓܵܒܝܵܐ (gābyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܓܒܝܼ (gbī) | ܓܒܹܝܡܘܼܢ (gbēmun) | ||||
| f | ܓܒܹܐ (gbē) | ||||||
Pronunciation 2
- (standard) IPA(key): [ɡab.beː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [d͡ʒab.beː]
Verb
ܓܲܒܹܐ • (gabbē) (present participle ܓܲܒܘܼܝܹܐ (gabuyē), past participle ܓܘܼܒܝܼܵܐ (gubīyā))
- to elect; to vote; to poll
Conjugation
Conjugation of ܓܲܒܹܐ (gabbē)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| past | m | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gubē lī) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gubē luḵ) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gubē lēh) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gubē lan) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gubē lāwḵon) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gubē lhon) |
| f | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gubē lāḵ) | ܓܘܼܒܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gubē lāh) | |||||
| non-past | m | ܓܲܒܹܝܢ (gabbēn) | ܓܲܒܹܝܬ (gabbēt) | ܓܲܒܹܐ (gabbē) | ܓܲܒܲܚ (gabbaḥ) | ܓܲܒܹܝܬܘܢ (gabbētwn) | ܓܲܒܝܼ (gabī) |
| f | ܓܲܒܝܼܵܢ (gabīyān) | ܓܲܒܝܼܵܬܝ (gabīyāt) | ܓܲܒܝܼܵܐ (gabīyā) | ||||
| imperative | m | ܓܲܒܝܼ (gabī) | ܓܲܒܹܝܡܘܼܢ (gabbēmun) | ||||
| f | ܓܲܒܹܐ (gabbē) | ||||||
Etymology 2
From Aramaic גַּבָּא (gabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ganb-; compare Hebrew גַּב (gab) and Arabic جَنْب (janb).
Pronunciation 1
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒab.bɑː]
Noun
ܓܲܒܵܐ • (gabbā) m (plural ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē))
- political party, a side in politics, faction
- ܒܸܬ ܓܲܒܹܝܘܿܢ ܠܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܦܲܠܵܚܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܲܒܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ؟
- bit gabēton l-gabā d-palāḵē yan l-gabā d-quṭnāyē?
- Will you vote for the Labor party' or the Republican party?
- (military) wing
- hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܲܒܵܐ (gabbā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܒܝܼ (gabī) | ܓܲܒܲܢ (gabban) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܒ (gab) | 2nd person | ܓܲܒܘܼܟ݂ (gabuḵ) | ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbāḵ) | ܓܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܒܵܐ (gabbā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܒܹܗ (gabbēh) | ܓܲܒܘܿܗ̇ (gaboh) | ܓܲܒܗܘܿܢ (gabhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܲܒܝܼ̈ (gabī) | ܓܲܒܲܢ̈ (gabban) | ||
| construct | ܓܲܒܲܝ̈ (gabbay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gabuḵ) | ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gabbāḵ) | ܓܲܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gabuh) | ܓܲܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gaboh) | ܓܲܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gabhon) | ||
Pronunciation 2
- (standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡeːbɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒeːbɑː]
Noun
ܓܹܒܵܐ • (gēbā) m (plural ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē))
- side; flank
- ܟܬܵܝܬܵܐ ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܡܵܛܝܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ.
- ktāytā ʿḇīrāh b-ʾurḥā qā d-māṭyā l-gēbā ḥēnā.
- The hen crossed the road to get to the other side.
- edge; end
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܹܒܝܼ (gēbī) | ܓܹܒܲܢ (gēban) | ||
| construct | ܓܹܒ (gēb) | 2nd person | ܓܹܒܘܼܟ݂ (gēbuḵ) | ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gēbāḵ) | ܓܹܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā) | 3rd person | ܓܹܒܹܗ (gēbēh) | ܓܹܒܘܿܗ̇ (gēboh) | ܓܹܒܗܘܿܢ (gēbhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܓܹܒܝܼ̈ (gēbī) | ܓܹܒܲܢ̈ (gēban) | ||
| construct | ܓܹܒܲܝ̈ (gēbay) | 2nd person | ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gēbuḵ) | ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gēbāḵ) | ܓܹܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē) | 3rd person | ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gēbuh) | ܓܹܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gēboh) | ܓܹܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gēbhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܓ-ܒ-ܐ (ɡ-b-ʾ) related to collecting; compare Arabic جَبَى (jabā), Hebrew גָּבָה (gāḇâ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡ(ə.)vɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡwɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡwo]
Verb
ܓܒܐ • (gəḇā) (imperfect ܢܓܒܐ (neḡbē), infinitive ܡܓܒܐ (meḡbā)) (peal construction)
- to collect
- to tax, exact tribute
- to demand, charge a price
- to choose, select, elect, approve, appoint
- (with ܡܢ (men)) to prefer
- to judge
References
- “gby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-03-20
- 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 58b
- 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, page 199a-b
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ganb-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡab.bɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑ.bo]
Noun
ܓܒܐ • (gabbā) m (plural ܓܒܐ (gabbē))
- side, flank
- edge, end
- faction, a side in politics or ideology, political party in the informal sense
- spoke of a wheel
- riverbank
- (military) wing
- hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
- place, country
Inflection
declension of ܓܒܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ | ܓܒܝܢ |
| construct | ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ | ܓܒܝ |
| emphatic | ܓܒܐ | ܓܒܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܓܒܝ | ܓܒܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܓܒܟ | ܓܒܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܓܒܟܝ | ܓܒܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܓܒܗ | ܓܒܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܓܒܗ | ܓܒܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܓܒܢ | ܓܒܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܓܒܟܘܢ | ܓܒܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܓܒܟܝܢ | ܓܒܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܓܒܗܘܢ | ܓܒܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܓܒܗܝܢ | ܓܒܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܩܝܡ ܓܒܐ (ʾaqīm gabbā)
- ܒܪ ܓܒܐ (bar gabbā)
- ܡܢ ܓܢܒ (men ge[n]ḇ)
- ܥܠ ܓܢܒ (ʿal ge[n]ḇ)
References
- “gb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2020-08-08
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 123b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 51a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a-b
- 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, page 198b