ܛܒܝܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܒ ܥ (ṭ b ˁ)
5 terms

Etymology

From the verb ܛܵܒ݂ܸܥ (ṭāḇiˁ, “to fall asleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤwiʔa]

Adjective

ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ • (ṭḇīˁā) (feminine ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܬܵܐ (ṭḇīˁtā), plural ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ (ṭḇīˁē))

1. asleep, sleeping
2. (figuratively, offensive) unintelligent, dumb, slow