ܒܪܡܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܪ ܡ ܫ (r m š)
1 term

Etymology

From ܒ- (b-, “in”) + ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, “evening”), with the alternative dialectal vocalization being either a corruption, or from its absolute form ܪܡܸܫ (rmiš, “evening”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəram.ʃɑː]
• (Barwari) IPA^(key): [bɪr.maːʃeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [barˤ.maːʃeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [biːraʃʃeː]

Adverb

ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ or ܒܲܪܡܵܫܹܐ or ܒܹܪܲܡ݇ܫܹܐ • (b-ramšā or barmāšē or bēraššē)

1. in the evening

   ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ. ― plīṭ lan b-ramšā mšūwḥrā. ― We went out late in the evening.

2. (time) post meridiem, p.m.

   Synonym: ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bāṯar ṭahrā)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ― šāˁaṯ ḥammiš b-ramšā ― Five p.m.

Antonyms

• ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ (b-ṣaprā)