ܓܐܙܒܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܓܙܒܪܐ (gezaḇrā, “treasurer, steward”), from Old Persian *ganzabarah; compare Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbár), Persian گنجور (ganjur) and Late Babylonian 𒃶𒍝𒁀𒊒 (gan-za-ba-ru /ganzabaru/).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ɡeːzaw.rɑː]
Noun
ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (gēzaḇrā) m sg (plural ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (gēzaḇrē), feminine ܓܹܐܙܒ݂ܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ (gēzḇarṯā))
- cashier (one who works at a till or receives payments)
- ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܩܲܒܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܲܘ ܕܘܼܟܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ ܕܡܛܲܠܩܝܼ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܒܹܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.
- rābā aḡīrē ayḵ mqablānē yan gēzaḇrē gaw dūkānē mqawmā d-mṭalqī šuḡlayhōn b-šinnē d-bēṯāyā ìnā.
- Many employees as receptionists or cashiers in shops might lose their jobs in the coming years.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܓܹܐܙܒ݂ܲܪ (gēzḇar) | 1st person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ (gēzaḇrī) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܲܢ (gēzaḇran) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܐܙܒ݂ܲܪ (gēzḇar) | 2nd person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (gēzaḇrōḵ) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (gēzaḇrāḵ) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gēzaḇrā) | 3rd person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܹܗ (gēzaḇrēh) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (gēzaḇrāh) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (gēzaḇrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܝܼܢ (gēzabrīn) | 1st person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܝܼ (gēzabrī) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܲܢ (gēzabran) | |||
| construct | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܲܝ (gēzabray) | 2nd person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (gēzabrōḵ) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (gēzabrāḵ) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (gēzabrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪܹ̈ܐ (gēzabrē) | 3rd person | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (gēzabrūh) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (gēzabrōh) | ܓܹܐܙܲܒܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (gēzabrayhōn) | |||