ܕܥܒܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
13 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (daʿḇar, literally “that which (has) passed”), from ܕ- (“that; which”) and ܥܒ݂ܲܪ (“passed; has passed (masculine)”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [daʕ.war.]

Noun

ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ • (daˁḇar) m

1. past (the period of time that has already happened)

   Coordinate terms: ܩܵܐܹܡ (qāˀēm, “present”), ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ (daˁtīd, “future”)

   ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܲܥܒܲܪ ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܝܲܕ ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܢ.

   yūˀāḇā l-daˁbar ˁyādāˀīṯ humzimmā ìlēh byad ḥwārdiqnan.

   Nostalgia of the past is often spoken by our elders.

   ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܠܲܒܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܝܲܢ ܠܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ.

   hāšāˀīt ìwen biqrāyā ktāḇā būt mākēnā d-zaḇnā d-māṣyā lablā nāšē l-daˁḇar yan l-daˁtīd.

   I am currently reading a book about a time machine that can transport people to the past or the future.

Derived terms

• ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪܵܝܵܐ (daˁḇarrāyā)
• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, “past tense”)

See also

• ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (dˁḇīrēh, “the last, latest”)