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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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Variant reading 1 of 2

gbr noun pl. emphatic
gbr, gbrˀ (gḇar, gaḇrā/guḇrā) n.m. man
1 man Com. ▶ more

--(a) specifically a male as opposed to a female Com.

(a.1) especially a virile male Syr.

1 husband Com.

--(b) with demonstrative pronoun as replacement for a personal pronoun JBA.

--(c) great or famous man JBA.
2 person, someone OfA-Egypt, Palm, Qum, JLAtg, PTA, Syr. ▶ more

--(a) absolute as a distributive Qum, JLAtg.

(a.1) gbr gbr CPA, Syr, LJLA.

(a.2) as a non-human JLAtg, Sam, Man.

--(b) abs. w. pl. verb : everyone, each OfA-Egypt, JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA.
3 supernatural being Man.
4 fig. : source of strength Syr.


Variant reading 2 of 2

gnbr noun pl. emphatic
gnbr, gnbrˀ (gabbār/gibbār, ga/ibbārā) n.m. strong man, hero
1 strong man, hero, fighter Com. ▶ more

--(a) giant, i.e., of the ancient mythical figures of Genesis) Qum, JLAtg, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA.

--(b) (astron.) Orion Syr.
2 as an adj. . ▶ more

--(a) strong, mighty Com.

(a.1) +ḥyl : warrior BA-Da, Sam, Syr.

--(b) fortified : see s.v. gbrh n.f. Syr.

--(c) important JBA, JBAg.