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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ*
		singular			plural
gerund	ܒܸܓܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (bigḇāyā)
verbal noun	ܓܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (gḇāyā)

passive participle	m	ܓܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (giḇyā)			ܓܸܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (giḇyē)
passive participle	f	ܓܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (gḇīṯā)			ܓܸܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (giḇyē)
agent noun	m	ܓܵܒ݂ܘܿܝܵܐ (gāḇōyā)			ܓܵܒ݂ܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (gāḇōyē)
agent noun	f	ܓܵܒ݂ܘܿܝܬܵܐ (gāḇōytā)			ܓܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gāḇōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܓܒ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ (gḇāytā)			ܓ̈ܒ݂ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (gḇāyāṯā)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gḇē lī)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (gḇē lōḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ (gḇē lēh)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gḇē lan)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḇē lawḵōn)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gḇē lhōn)
past	f	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ (gḇē lī)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (gḇē lāḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (gḇē lāh)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܢ (gḇē lan)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḇē lawḵōn)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (gḇē lhōn)
active non-past	m	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܢ (gāḇēn)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܬ (gāḇēt)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܐ (gāḇē)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܚ (gāḇēḥ)	ܓܵܒ݂ܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gāḇaytōn)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܼ (gāḇī)
active non-past	f	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܲܢ (gāḇyan)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܲܬܝ (gāḇyat)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܵܐ (gāḇyā)	ܓܵܒ݂ܹܝܚ (gāḇēḥ)	ܓܵܒ݂ܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gāḇaytōn)	ܓܵܒ݂ܝܼ (gāḇī)
passive past	m	ܓܒ݂ܹܝܢ (gḇēn)	ܓܒ݂ܹܝܬ (gḇēt)	ܓܒ݂ܹܐ (gḇē)	ܓܒ݂ܹܝܚ (gḇēḥ)	ܓܒ݂ܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gḇaytōn)	ܓܒ݂ܲܝ (gḇay)
passive past	f	ܓܸܒ݂ܝܲܢ (giḇyan)	ܓܸܒ݂ܝܲܬܝ (giḇyat)	ܓܸܒ݂ܝܵܐ (giḇyā)	ܓܒ݂ܹܝܚ (gḇēḥ)	ܓܒ݂ܲܝܬܘܿܢ (gḇaytōn)	ܓܒ݂ܲܝ (gḇay)
imperative	m		ܓܒ݂ܝܼ (gḇī)			ܓܒ݂ܲܘ (gḇaw)
imperative	f		ܓܒ݂ܲܝ (gḇay)			ܓܒ݂ܲܘ (gḇaw)

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Derived terms

ܡܓܲܒܹܐ (mgabbē)

Etymology 2

Root
ܓ ܢ ܒ (g n b)
4 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))

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

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܲܒܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb)	1^st person	ܓܲܒܝܼ (gabī)		ܓܲܒܲܢ (gabban)
	construct	ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (gēb)	2^nd person	ܓܲܒܘܼܟ݂ (gabōḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gabbāḵ)	ܓܲܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܒܵܐ (gabbā)	3^rd person	ܓܲܒܹܗ (gabbēh)	ܓܲܒܵܗ̇ (gabbāh)	ܓܲܒܗܘܿܢ (gabhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܲܒܝܼ̈ܢ (gabīn)	1^st person	ܓܲܒܝܼ̈ (gabī)		ܓܲܒܲܢ̈ (gabban)
	construct	ܓܲܒܲܝ̈ (gabbay)	2^nd person	ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gabōḵ)	ܓܲܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gabbāḵ)	ܓܲܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gabbawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܲܒܹ̈ܐ (gabbē)	3^rd person	ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gabūh)	ܓܲܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gabbōh)	ܓܲܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gabbayhōn)

Derived terms

ܓܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (gaḇtā, “side”)

Noun

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

side, flank; edge, end
Synonyms: ܕܸܦܢܵܐ (dipnā), ܣܸܛܪܵܐ (siṭrā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܹܒܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܹܒ (gēb)	1^st person	ܓܹܒܝܼ (gēbī)		ܓܹܒܲܢ (gēban)
	construct	ܓܹܒ (gēb)	2^nd person	ܓܹܒܘܼܟ݂ (gēbōḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gēbāḵ)	ܓܹܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܒܵܐ (gēbā)	3^rd person	ܓܹܒܹܗ (gēbēh)	ܓܹܒܵܗ̇ (gēbāh)	ܓܹܒܗܘܿܢ (gēbhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܹܒܝܼ̈ܢ (gēbīn)	1^st person	ܓܹܒܝܼ̈ (gēbī)		ܓܹܒܲܢ̈ (gēban)
	construct	ܓܹܒܲܝ̈ (gēbay)	2^nd person	ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gēbōḵ)	ܓܹܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gēbāḵ)	ܓܹܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēbawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܹܒܹ̈ܐ (gēbē)	3^rd person	ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gēbūh)	ܓܹܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gēbōh)	ܓܹܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gēbayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܓ ܒ ܐ
5 terms

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)

to collect
to tax, exact tribute
to demand, charge a price
to choose, select, elect, approve, appoint
(with ܡܢ (men)) to prefer
to judge

References

“gby”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 20 March 2019
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, →ISBN, pages 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))

side, flank
edge, end
faction, a side in politics or ideology, political party in the informal sense
spoke of a wheel
riverbank
(military) wing
hump or back of a camel, mountain, etc.
place, country

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܒܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ	1^st person	ܓܒܝ		ܓܒܢ
	construct	ܓܢܒ ,ܓܒ	2^nd person	ܓܒܟ	ܓܒܟܝ	ܓܒܟܘܢ	ܓܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic		3^rd person	ܓܒܗ	ܓܒܗ	ܓܒܗܘܢ	ܓܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܓܒܝܢ	1^st person	ܓܒܝ		ܓܒܝܢ
	construct	ܓܒܝ	2^nd person	ܓܒܝܟ	ܓܒܝܟܝ	ܓܒܝܟܘܢ	ܓܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic		3^rd person	ܓܒܘܗܝ	ܓܒܝܗ	ܓܒܝܗܘܢ	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 8 August 2020
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, pages 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, →ISBN, page 198b