ܓܢܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܒ (g n b)
5 terms

Active noun noun of ܓܵܢܹܒ݂ (gānēḇ, to steal) indicating doing something frequently or habitually; compare Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannáv).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡannɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [d͡ʒiːnɑːvɑː]

Noun

ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (gannāḇām (plural ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gannāḇē), feminine ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (gannāḇtā))

  1. thief

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ (gannāḇ) 1st person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܝܼ (gannāḇī) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܢ (gannāḇan)
construct ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ (gannāḇ) 2nd person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (gannāḇōḵ) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (gannāḇāḵ) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gannāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ (gannāḇā) 3rd person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܹܗ (gannāḇēh) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (gannāḇāh) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (gannāḇhōn)
plural absolute ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (gannāḇīn) 1st person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (gannāḇī) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (gannāḇan)
construct ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (gannāḇay) 2nd person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (gannāḇōḵ) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (gannāḇāḵ) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gannāḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (gannāḇē) 3rd person ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (gannāḇūh) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (gannāḇōh) ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (gannāḇayhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܓ ܢ ܒ
3 terms

Compare Hebrew גַּנָּב (gannā́ḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ɡannɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܓܢܒܐ • (gannāḇām (plural ܓܢܒܐ (gannāḇē), singular feminine counterpart ܓܢܒܬܐ (gannāḇtā))

  1. thief

Inflection

Inflection of ܓܢܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܓܢܒ 1st person ܓܢܒܝ ܓܢܒܢ
construct ܓܢܒ 2nd person ܓܢܒܟ ܓܢܒܟܝ ܓܢܒܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܢܒܐ 3rd person ܓܢܒܗ ܓܢܒܗ ܓܢܒܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܓܢܒܝܢ 1st person ܓܢܒܝ ܓܢܒܝܢ
construct ܓܢܒܝ 2nd person ܓܢܒܝܟ ܓܢܒܝܟܝ ܓܢܒܝܟܘܢ ܓܢܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܓܢܒܐ 3rd person ܓܢܒܘܗܝ ܓܢܒܝܗ ܓܢܒܝܗܘܢ ܓܢܒܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

References

  • gnb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 51b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 74a
  • 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 244b