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ܒܡܬܚܐ ܕ-

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܡ ܬ ܚ (m t ḥ)
3 terms

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ (b-miṯḥā)

  1. during, within, in the course of
    ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܐܸܩܘܿܢܘܿܡܝܼܵܝܵܐ.
    rābā nāšē mṭūliq lhōn šuḡlāyhōn b-miṯḥā d-ṣummārā iqōnōmīyāyā.
    Many people lost their jobs during the economic recession.
  2. for
    ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.
    ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā b-miṯḥā d-tlāṯā yarḥē.
    I have lived here for three months.
    ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܡܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.
    yōḥannān lḇīš lēh ṣāwlūh w-mhūliḵ lēh b-miṯḥā d-tartēn šāˁē.
    John put on his shoes and walked for two hours.
  3. for the last, over the past
    ܥܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܲܫܪܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ ܕܐܸܡܵܐܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
    ˁḇīḏē ìnā tašrārē ˁal aykannāyūṯā d-āšōrāyē b-miṯḥā d- d-immāˀā šinnē.
    They have made reports on the situation of Assyrians over the last hundred years.

Usage notes

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  • (during): This is usually used for shorter periods of time, for longer periods of time ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bzaḇnā) is used instead.