ܓܐܙܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gezaḇrā, “treasurer, steward”), from Old Persian *ganzabarah; compare Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbár), Persian گنجور (ganjur) and Late Babylonian 𒃶𒍝𒁀𒊒 (gan-za-ba-ru /⁠ganzabaru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡeːzaw.rɑː]

Noun

ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (gēzaḇrā) m sg (plural ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (gēzaḇrē), feminine ܓܹܐܙܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (gēzḇarṯā))

1. cashier (one who works at a till or receives payments)

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܩܲܒܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܸܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܛܲܠܩܝܼ ܫܘܼܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.

   rābā aḡīrē ayḵ mqablānē yan gēzaḇrē gāw dikkānē qāwmā d-ṭalqī šulhōn b-šinnē d-bēṯāyā ìnā.

   Many employees as receptionists or cashiers in shops might lose their jobs in the coming years.

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gēzaḇrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (gēzaḇrī)		ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (gēzaḇran)
	construct	ܓܹܐܙܒ݂ܲܪ (gēzḇar)	2nd person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (gēzaḇrūḵ)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gēzaḇrāḵ)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gēzaḇrā)	3rd person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (gēzaḇrēh)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (gēzaḇrāh)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (gēzaḇrī)		ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (gēzaḇran)
	construct	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (gēzaḇray)	2nd person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gēzaḇrūḵ)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gēzaḇrāḵ)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (gēzaḇrē)	3rd person	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gēzaḇrūh)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gēzaḇrōh)	ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrhōn)