ܠܗܝܒܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
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| ܠ ܗ ܒ (l h b) |
| 7 terms |
Passive participle of the verb ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ, “to flame; to be/become alight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (lhīḇā) (feminine ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (lhīḇtā), plural ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lhīḇē))
- turned on, switched on, on
- ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܠܗܹܝܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― lā šāḇqēt lhēn šrāḡāṯā lhīḇē īman pālṭēt min baytā. ― Do not leave the lights on when you leave the house.
- ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܠܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܛܵܒ݂ܥܵܐ. ― illā in d-hāwyā lhīḇtā, lā bit ṭāḇˁā. ― Unless it is switched on, it won’t print.
- lit, burning
- ܦܘܼܢܕܹ̈ܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܘܥܲܠ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܐ. ― pundē lhīḇē ìnā w-ˁal pāṯōrā. ― The candles are lit and on the table.
Usage notes
[edit]This is used to describe things which have turned on or started to burn by their own, not caused to be turn on. The adjective ܡܘܼܠܗܒ݂ܵܐ (mulhḇā) is used to describe things which have been caused to turn on.