Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ܙ ܒ ܢ (z b n)
4 terms

From Aramaic זָבֵן (zāḇen).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zɑːvenː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [zɑːvɪnː]

Verb edit

ܙܵܒ݂ܹܢ (zāḇēn) (present participle ܙܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (zḇānā), past participle ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (zḇīnā))

  1. to buy, purchase
    ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܡܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ.ḥzē lī mā zḇīn lēh min šūqā.I saw what he bought from the market.
    ܟܹܐ ܨܵܪܦܹܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܙܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ.kē ṣārpēn rābā d-lā zḇānā rābā mindīyānē.I spend a lot without buying a lot of things.
    • John 4:8:
      ܡܸܛܠ ܬܲܠܡܝܼܕ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܐ݇ܙܝܼ̈ܠܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܠܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܠܸܙܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ.
      miṭṭul talmīḏūh zīlē ìwā l-mḏītā lizḇānā mēḵultā.
      Because his disciples had gone away to buy food.
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Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [zəwan.]

Noun edit

ܙܒ݂ܲܢ (zḇanm sg (plural ܙܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (zaḇnay))

  1. construct state singular of ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (zaḇnā, time)

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ܙ̰ܒܳܢ (žbon)

  1. because of, for
    ܐܬ݂ܺܝܢܳܐ ܙ̰ܒܳܢ ܕܝܕ݂ܘܟ݂I've come because of you