ܓܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܪ ܒ (g r b)
3 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܓܲܪܒ݂ܵܐ (garḇā), Akkadian 𒃶 (garābu [GAN], mange), Arabic جَرَب (jarab), and Hebrew גָּרָב (gārāḇ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡɪr.waː]

Noun

ܓܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (girḇām

  1. (pathology) leprosy; scabies
  2. layer of dirtiness on unwashed skin

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒃶 (garābu [GAN], mange), Arabic جَرَب (jarab), Hebrew גָּרָב (gārāḇ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡar(ə.)vɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡar.wɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑr.wo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (garəḇāc (plural ܓܪܒܐ (garəḇē))

  1. (pathology) leprosy; scabies
  2. moldiness/mouldiness
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܪܒ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܢ
construct ܓܪܒ 2nd person ܓܪܒܟ ܓܪܒܟܝ ܓܪܒܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܝܢ
construct ܓܪܒܝ 2nd person ܓܪܒܝܟ ܓܪܒܝܟܝ ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܘܗܝ ܓܪܒܝܗ ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈɡar.bɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡar.bɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡɑr.bo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (garbām (plural ܓܪܒܐ (garbē))

  1. leper
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܪܒ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܢ
construct ܓܪܒ 2nd person ܓܪܒܟ ܓܪܒܟܝ ܓܪܒܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܝܢ
construct ܓܪܒܝ 2nd person ܓܪܒܝܟ ܓܪܒܝܟܝ ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܘܗܝ ܓܪܒܝܗ ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Compare Akkadian 𒄖𒊏𒁍 (/⁠gurābu⁠/, bag; bag around a jug), Arabic جِرَاب (jirāb).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ɡ(ə.)ˈrɑ.vɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡrɑ.wɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈɡro.wo]

Noun

ܓܪܒܐ • (gərāḇām (plural ܓܪܒܐ)

  1. jar, jug, bottle, pitcher
  2. well, pit
  3. robe, garment
Inflection
Inflection of ܓܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܪܒ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܢ
construct ܓܪܒ 2nd person ܓܪܒܟ ܓܪܒܟܝ ܓܪܒܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗ ܓܪܒܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܓܪܒܝ ܓܪܒܝܢ
construct ܓܪܒܝ 2nd person ܓܪܒܝܟ ܓܪܒܝܟܝ ܓܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܪܒܐ 3rd person ܓܪܒܘܗܝ ܓܪܒܝܗ ܓܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܓܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • grb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2 September 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 53b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 77a
  • 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 255a