ܝܘܐܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܘ ܐ ܒ (w ˀ b)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ju.ʔɑːwɑː]

Noun

ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (yūˀāḇā) m sg (plural ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yūˀāḇē))

1. wish, desire, hope

   Synonym: ܣܘܼܘܵܚܵܐ (suwwāḥā)

   ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܡܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.

   yāltā zˁōrtā īṯ lāh yūˀāḇā d-pāyšā mmaṯlānīṯā.

   The little girl has a wish to become an actress.

2. (in the plural) regards, good wishes

   Synonym: ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šlāmē)

   ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܚܘܼܟ݂ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂.

   yāḇēt yūˀāḇē qā aḥūḵ īman d-ḥāzēt lēh bār hādaḵ.

   Give regards to your brother when you next see him.

3. kind regards, yours sincerely polite closing of a letter or e-mail communication

   ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ. ― yūˀāḇē, yōḥannān. ― Kind regards, John.

Inflection

Inflection of ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܝܼ (yūˀāḇī)		ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܲܢ (yūˀāḇan)
	construct	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ (yūˀāḇ)		2nd person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (yūˀāḇūḵ)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (yūˀāḇāḵ)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yūˀāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ (yūˀāḇā)		3rd person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹܗ (yūˀāḇēh)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (yūˀāḇāh)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (yūˀāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܝܼ̈ (yūˀāḇī)		ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ (yūˀāḇan)
	construct	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (yūˀāḇay)		2nd person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (yūˀāḇūḵ)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (yūˀāḇāḵ)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (yūˀāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yūˀāḇē)		3rd person	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (yūˀāḇūh)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (yūˀāḇōh)	ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (yūˀāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (yūˀāḇāyā)