ܒܬܪ ܛܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• (Acronym) ܒܛ܊ (B.Ṭ.)

Etymology

The sense of “post meridiem” is a semantic loan from English.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [barː‿tˤah.rɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bar.‿tˤaːrɑː]

Adverb

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ • (bār ṭahrā)

1. in the afternoon

   ܒܸܬ ܐܵܙܹܠ݇ܢ ܚܲܕ݇ܒ݂ܫܵܒܵܐ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ .

   bit āzēn ḥaḇšābā bār ṭahrā .

   I will go on Sunday afternoon.

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

   Synonym: ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ (b-ramšā)

   Antonym: ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (qam ṭahrā)

   ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܒܛ܊ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ― šāʿaṯ tartēn B.Ṭ. ìlāh ― It’s two p.m.