Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːzelː‿bɑːθar.]

Verb edit

ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (āzēl bāṯar) (present participle ܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (zālā bāṯar), past participle ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (zīlā bāṯar))

  1. Literally, to go after
    ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ.yāwmā d-šabṯā kē āzēl bāṯar ˁruḇtā.Saturday goes after Friday.
  2. to follow, pursue, tail, track, trace
    Synonyms: ܬܵܒ݂ܹܥ (tāḇēˁ), ܥܵܩܹܒ݂ (ˁāqēḇ)
    ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܡܣܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ.šurṭāyā zīl lēh bāṯar msarḥānā.The officer followed the criminal.
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܛܠܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ ܡܸܛܠ ܠܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇.zīl lēh bāṯar ṭlāḇtēh miṭṭul lā mṭē lāh.He pursued his claim because it didn’t go through.
  3. to go on; to talk frequently or at great length; to blather, prattle, rabbit
    Synonyms: ܟ̰ܲܩܟ̰ܸܩ (čaqčiq), ܩܲܪܩܸܫ (qarqiš), ܚܲܫܚܸܫ (ḥašḥiš), ܠܲܩܠܸܩ (laqliq)
    ܒܲܣܵܐ ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇، ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇!bassā zē bāṯrāh, mšūlim lāh!Stop going on about it, it’s finished!
    ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܕܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.kē āzēl bāṯar millē d-tarbīṯā.He goes on and on about education.
  4. to reiterate, state again, repeat
    Synonyms: ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē), ܡܥܲܦܸܦ (mˁappip)

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