ܟܒܝܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root |
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ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r) |
1 term |
Etymology
Compare Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) and Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabír).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [kab.biːrɑː]
- (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃa.biːrɑː]
Adjective
ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ • (kabīrā) (feminine ܟܲܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ (kabīrtā), plural ܟܲܒܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (kabīrē))
- great, large, big, massive
- ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܘܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ.
- šḇāḇī īt lhon baytā kabīrā w-šapīrā.
- My neighbours have a massive and beautiful house.
- many, numerous
- (with ܒ-) rich
- ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܐܝܼܬ ܠܲܢ ܬܲܫܥܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ. ― aḥnan īt lan tašʿītā b-kabīrā. ― We have a rich history.
Synonyms
- (great): ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gurā)
- (rich): ܥܲܬܝܼܪܵܐ (ʿatīrā)
Adverb
ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ • (kabīrā)
- very, vigourously, a lot
- ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܒܵܒܝܼ ܦܠܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܬܸܡܲܠ. ― ānā w-bābī plīḥ lan kabīrā timmal. ― My father and I worked a lot yesterday.
- many, much, a lot of
- ܠܲܝܬ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܢ̈ܵܫܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܵܐ ― layt kabīrā nāšē āḵā ― there are not many people here.
See also
- ܪܵܒܵܐ (rābā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܟ-ܒ-ܪ (k-b-r) related to being of a large amount. Compare Arabic كَبِير (kabīr) and Hebrew כַּבִּיר (kabbīr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kabbirɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [kabbire(ʔ)] (plural)
Adjective
ܟܒܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܟܒܝܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܟܒܝܪܬܐ)
- great; large, big
- many, numerous
- (with ܒ-) rich
Inflection
declension of ܟܒܝܪܐ
masculine | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܟܒܝܪ | ܟܒܝܪܝܢ |
construct | ܟܒܝܪ | ܟܒܝܪܝ |
emphatic | ܟܒܝܪܐ | ܟܒܝܪܐ |
feminine | singular | plural |
absolute | ܟܒܝܪܐ | ܟܒܝܪܢ |
construct | ܟܒܝܪܬ | ܟܒܝܪܬ |
emphatic | ܟܒܝܪܬܐ | ܟܒܝܪܬܐ |
Adverb
ܟܒܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed)
- (in the absolute state) much; strongly, vigourously
References
- “kbyr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 150b
- 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 596a