ܓܒܘܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ (gūrā)

Etymology

Of the adjective pattern 12ō3ā, derivative of the noun ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā, “man”). Also disputed to be Borrowed from Northern Kurdish گەورە (gewre), itself from Aramaic גַּבְרָא (gaḇrā).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ɡwoːrɑː]
(Barwari) IPA^(key): [ɡoːra]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuːrɑː]

Adjective

ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ • (gḇōrā) (feminine ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܬܵܐ (gḇōrtā), plural ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (gḇōrē))

(dialectal) great, big, huge, massive
Synonym: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā)

Antonym: ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ (zˁōrā)

Noun

ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ • (gḇōrā) m (plural ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܹ̈ܐ (gḇōrē) or ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gḇōrānē), feminine ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܬܵܐ (gḇōrtā))

(dialectal) elder, leader
Synonyms: ܪܲܒܵܐ (rabbā), ܪܹܝܫܵܢܵܐ (rēšānā), ܡܵܪܵܐ (mārā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ (gḇōr)		1^st person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܝܼ (gḇōrī)		ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܲܢ (gḇōran)
	construct	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ (gḇōr)		2^nd person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܟ݂ (gḇōrōḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gḇōrāḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḇōrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ (gḇōrā)		3^rd person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܹܗ (gḇōrēh)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܵܗ̇ (gḇōrāh)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪܗܘܿܢ (gḇōrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܝܼܢ (gḇōrānīn)		1^st person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܝܼ (gḇōrānī)		ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܲܢ (gḇōrānan)
	construct	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܲܝ (gḇōrānay)		2^nd person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (gḇōrānōḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (gḇōrānāḵ)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gḇōrānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (gḇōrānē)		3^rd person	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗܝ (gḇōrānūh)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܘܼܗ̇ (gḇōrānōh)	ܓܒ݂ܘܿܪ̈ܵܢܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gḇōrānayhōn)