Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/gabbār-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

Etymology

Related to *gabr-, from a root originally meaning "be strong".

Noun

*gabbār- m

1. strong man, hero

Descendants

• Central Semitic:
  • Arabic: جَبَّار (jabbār, “one who magnifies himself”)
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Aramaic: גַּבְָּרָא (gabbārā, “strong man, hero”)
      • Classical Syriac: ܓܰܢ̱ܒܳܪܳܐ (gabbārā, “strong man, hero”)
    • Canaanite:
      • Hebrew: גִבֹּור (gibór, gibbōr, “hero”)
• Ethiopian Semitic:
  • Ge'ez: ገባር (gäbbar, “strong man, hero”)

References

• “gbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• H1368 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 78