ܓܝܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Arabic جَيْب (jayb), itself from a semantic evolution of either ܓܰܒܴ݁ܐ (gabbā, “side, flank”), ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “cistern”) or Classical Syriac ܓܰܝܒ݁ܳܐ (gaybā, “temple, vaulted chamber”). If from this then from Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (gub-bu /gubbû/, “reservoir, cistern”), and ultimately from Sumerian 𒀀𒇷𒁀 (a-gub₂-ba /agubbû/, “a basin for lustration water”), Sumerian 𒇷 (gub₂, “to bathe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܓܲܝܒܵܐ • (gaybā) m sg (plural ܓܲܝ̈ܒܹܐ (gaybē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܹܝܒ݂ (gēḇ) | 1st person | ܓܲܝܒܝܼ (gaybī) | ܓܲܝܒܲܢ (gayban) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܝܒ݂ (gēḇ) | 2nd person | ܓܲܝܒܘܼܟ݂ (gaybōḵ) | ܓܲܝܒܵܟ݂ܝ (gaybāḵ) | ܓܲܝܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaybawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܝܒܵܐ (gaybā) | 3rd person | ܓܲܝܒܹܗ (gaybēh) | ܓܲܝܒܵܗ̇ (gaybāh) | ܓܲܝܒܗܘܿܢ (gaybhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܲܝܒܝܼ̈ܢ (gaybīn) | 1st person | ܓܲܝܒܝܼ̈ (gaybī) | ܓܲܝܒܲܢ̈ (gayban) | |||
| construct | ܓܲܝܒܲܝ̈ (gaybay) | 2nd person | ܓܲܝܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gaybōḵ) | ܓܲܝܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gaybāḵ) | ܓܲܝܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gaybawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܲܝ̈ܒܹܐ (gaybē) | 3rd person | ܓܲܝܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gaybūh) | ܓܲܝܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gaybōh) | ܓܲܝܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gaybayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܓܲܝܒܵܝܵܐ (gaybāyā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Unknown, possibly a variant of ܓܒܐ (gabbā, “side, flank”), of ܓܘܒܐ (gubbā, “cistern”), or from Akkadian 𒁺𒁍 (gub-bu /gubbû; agubbû, egubbû/, “reservoir, cistern”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒀀𒇷𒁀 (a-gub₂-ba /agubbû/, “a basin for lustration water”), Sumerian 𒇷 (gub₂, “to bathe”). Compare also Middle Persian [script needed] (kwp /kōf/, “mountain, hill; hump, dome-shape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡajbɑ], [ɡaj(ə)vɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ɡajbe], [ɡaj(ə)ve] (plural)
Noun
ܓܝܒܐ • (gaybā, gayḇā) m (plural ܓܝܒܐ (gaybē, gayḇē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܝܒ | 1st person | ܓܝܒܝ | ܓܝܒܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܝܒ | 2nd person | ܓܝܒܟ | ܓܝܒܟܝ | ܓܝܒܟܘܢ | ܓܝܒܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܝܒܐ | 3rd person | ܓܝܒܗ | ܓܝܒܗ | ܓܝܒܗܘܢ | ܓܝܒܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܓܝܒܝܢ | 1st person | ܓܝܒܝ | ܓܝܒܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܓܝܒܝ | 2nd person | ܓܝܒܝܟ | ܓܝܒܝܟܝ | ܓܝܒܝܟܘܢ | ܓܝܒܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܓܝܒܐ | 3rd person | ܓܝܒܘܗܝ | ܓܝܒܝܗ | ܓܝܒܝܗܘܢ | ܓܝܒܝܗܝܢ | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܝܬ ܓܝܒܐ
References
- “gyb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 112a
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 47a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 68a
- 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 228a