ܣܒܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Arabic سَبَب (sabab, “cause, reason”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [sɑːbɑbː]
  • IPA^(key): [sa.bab.], [sɑːb] (colloquial)

Conjunction

ܣܵܒܵܒ • (sābāb)

1. because

   ܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   lā zīl lī, sābāb mrīˁā ìwen wā.

   I did not go, because I was sick.

See also

• ܡܸܛܠ (miṭṭul)
• ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-)
• ܡܸܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ (min ˁillat)
• ܡ̣ܢ ܕ- (min d-)