ܓܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܒ ܐ (g b ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic גְּבָא (gəḇā, “to collect”); cognate to Arabic جَبَى (jabā) and Hebrew גָּבָה (gavá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɑːveː], [ɡɑːweː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɑːweː]

Verb

ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ • (gāḇē) (present participle ܓܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (gḇāyā), past participle ܓܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (giḇyā))

1. to collect debts; to demand, charge
2. to beg for money, food, etc.
3. to choose, select

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ (gāḇē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gḇē lī)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gḇē lūḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gḇē lēh)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gḇē lan)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḇē lāwḵōn)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gḇē lhōn)
	f		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gḇē lāḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gḇē lāh)
non-past	m	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ (gāḇēn)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ (gāḇēt)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ (gāḇē)	ܓܵܒ݂ܲܚ (gāḇaḥ)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܬܘܿܢ (gāḇētōn)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܼ (gāḇī)
	f	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܢ (gāḇyān)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܬܝ (gāḇyāt)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ (gāḇyā)
imperative	m		ܓܒ݂ܝܼ (gḇī)			ܓܒ݂ܹܝܡܘܼܢ (gḇēmūn)
	f		ܓܒ݂ܹܐ (gḇē)

Derived terms

• ܡܓܲܒܹܐ (mgabbē)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܒ (g n b)
3 terms

From Aramaic גַּבָּא (gabbā), from Proto-Semitic *ganb-; compare Hebrew גַּב (gav) and Arabic جَنْب (janb). The second noun is developed from the first noun’s derived preposition ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb, “next to, with”).

Pronunciation

• ܓܲܒܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡab.bɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒab.bɑː]
• ܓܹܒܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡeːbɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒeːbɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܒܵܐ • (gabbā) m (plural ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē))

1. hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
2. (military) wing
3. (politics) political party, a side in politics, faction

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	ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb)	2nd person	ܓܲܒܘܼܟ݂ (gabūḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbāḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܒܵܐ (gabbā)	3rd person	ܓܲܒܹܗ (gabbēh)	ܓܲܒܵܗ̇ (gabbāh)	ܓܲܒܗܘܿܢ (gabhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܲܒܝܼ̈ (gabī)		ܓܲܒܲܢ̈ (gabban)
	construct	ܓܲܒܲܝ̈ (gabbay)	2nd person	ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gabūḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gabbāḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē)	3rd person	ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gabūh)	ܓܲܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gabbōh)	ܓܲܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gabhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (gaḇtā, “side”)

Noun

ܓܹܒܵܐ • (gēbā) m (plural ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē) or ܓܹܒܵܢܹ̈ܐ (gēbānē))

1. side, flank; edge, end

   Synonyms: ܕܸܦܢܵܐ (dipnā), ܣܸܛܪܵܐ (siṭrā)

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 (gēbūḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gēbāḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā)	3rd person	ܓܹܒܹܗ (gēbēh)	ܓܹܒܵܗ̇ (gēbāh)	ܓܹܒܗܘܿܢ (gēbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܹܒܝܼ̈ (gēbī)		ܓܹܒܲܢ̈ (gēban)
	construct	ܓܹܒܲܝ̈ (gēbay)	2nd person	ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gēbūḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gēbāḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē)	3rd person	ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gēbūh)	ܓܹܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (gēbōh)	ܓܹܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (gēbhōn)

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)

1. to collect
2. to tax, exact tribute
3. to demand, charge a price
4. to choose, select, elect, approve, appoint
5. (with ܡܢ (men)) to prefer
6. 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))

1. side, flank
2. edge, end
3. faction, a side in politics or ideology, political party in the informal sense
4. spoke of a wheel
5. riverbank
6. (military) wing
7. hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
8. 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