ܒܪܩܘܒܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܒ ܠ (q b l)
7 terms

Etymology

Diverged from ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl, “against (figurative sense)”) or from ܒ- (b-, “in”)+Aramaic לְקֻבֵּל (“lqūḇel”, literally “opposite”). The pronunciation with /r/ rather than /l/ may be due to influence from the Kurdish loanword ܒܵܪܵܐ (bārā, “side”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bar.quːwl.]

Preposition

ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ • (barquḇl)

1. opposite, on the other side, across, over the way from

   ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― kōmā barquḇl ḥwārā ìlēh ― Black is opposite white

   ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܝܼ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢ ― kē ˁāmrī barquḇlan ― They live opposite us

2. for the size of, for the price of

   ܡ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܼܢܵܐ ― min awa šūqā mānē trēy barquḇl ḥa īnā ― At this store the items are two for the price of one.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ

base form			ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (barquḇl)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܝܼ (barquḇlī)		ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢ (barquḇlan)
2nd person	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (barquḇlūḵ)	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (barquḇlāḵ)	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barquḇlāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܹܗ (barquḇlēh)	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (barquḇlāh)	ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (barquḇlhōn)

Derived terms

• ܡܒܲܪܩܸܠ (mbarqil, “To be opposite to”)