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Root g-n-b

Classical Syriac ↔ Imperial Aramaic

Both languages share identical consonants at this root —g-n-b↔ g-n-b. No Proto-Semitic sound change separates them here.

Classical Syriac

syc
root: g-n-b
  • ܓܢܒܐgannāḇānoun
    thief
  • ܓܢܒܬܐgannāḇtānoun
    thief
  • ܓܢܒܘܬܐgannāḇūṯānoun
    theft, thievery
  • ܓܢܒܪܐgabbārānoun
    strong man
  • ܓܢܒܪܐname
    Orion

Imperial Aramaic

arc
root: g-n-b
  • גנבverb• tg. Onk. Deut 24:7
    to steal
  • גנבאnoun• tg. Onk. Exod 22:1
    thief
  • גנבראnoun
    hero, champion
  • גנבתאnoun• tg. Onk. Exod 22:3
    thief
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Canonical root family: g-n-b