ܚܒܪܐ ܩܪܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xoːrɑː‿qa.riːwɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (ḥaḇrā qarīḇā) m (plural ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܹܐ ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (ḥaḇrāwātē qarīḇē), feminine ܚܒ݂ܲܪܬܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥḇartā qarīḇtā))

1. best friend

   ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܝܼ.

   ḥaḇrī qarīḇā kē hāwē wā šḇāḇī.

   My best friend used to be my neighbour.

2. close friend

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܵܬܝܼ ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܲܚ ܡܸܫܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ.

   ānā wḥaḇrāwātī qarīḇē bit ˁāḇdaḥ mištūtā qā ḵāramšā.

   Me and my close friends will have a party for dinner.