ܓܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܓܘܪ̈ܒܐ

Alternative forms

• ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gurḇīṯā)

Etymology

From Iranian; compare Persian جوراب (jôrâb) (from Middle Persian *gōrāb). Also compare Arabic جَوْرَب (jawrab) and Hebrew גֶּרֶב (gérev).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ɡurwaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒurvaː]

Noun

ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (gurḇā) m (plural ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (gurḇē) or ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܢܹܐ (gurḇānē))

1. sock
2. stocking

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܐ (gurḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܝܼ (gurḇī)		ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܲܢ (gurḇan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܪܲܒ݂ (gūraḇ)	2nd person	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gurḇūḵ)	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gurḇāḵ)	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gurḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܐ (gurḇā)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܹܗ (gurḇēh)	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (gurḇōh)	ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gurḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (gurḇī)		ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (gurḇan)
	construct	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (gurḇay)	2nd person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gurḇūḵ)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gurḇāḵ)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gurḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (gurḇē)	3rd person	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (gurḇūh)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (gurḇōh)	ܓܘܼܪ̈ܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gurḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܓܘܼܪܒ݂ܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gurḇānīṯā, “small sock”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Iranian; compare Persian جوراب (jôrâb) (from Middle Persian *gōrāb). Also compare Arabic جَوْرَب (jawrab) and Hebrew גֶּרֶב (géreḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡurbɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ɡurbe] (plural)

Noun

ܓܘܪܒܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܓܘܪܒܐ)

1. sock, stocking (especially one made from wool)

   Synonym: ܘܣܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܓܘܪܒܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܓܘܪܒ	ܓܘܪܒܝܢ
construct	ܓܘܪܒ	ܓܘܪܒܝ
emphatic	ܓܘܪܒܐ	ܓܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܓܘܪܒܝ	ܓܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܓܘܪܒܟ	ܓܘܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܓܘܪܒܟܝ	ܓܘܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܓܘܪܒܗ	ܓܘܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܓܘܪܒܗ	ܓܘܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܓܘܪܒܢ	ܓܘܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܓܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܓܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܓܘܪܒܟܝܢ	ܓܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܓܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܓܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܓܘܪܒܗܝܢ	ܓܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: գուրպայ (gurpay)

References

• “gwrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-04-04
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 45b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 66a
• 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 220a