Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܘ ܒ (ḥ w b)
4 terms

Active noun derived from the verb ܚܵܐܹܒ݂ (ḥāˀēḇ); compare Hebrew חַיָּב (khayáv).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xajjɑːwɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xaːjɑːvɑː]

Adjective edit

ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥayyāḇā) (feminine ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥayyāḇtā), plural ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyāḇē))

  1. guilty, culpable
    Antonyms: ܙܲܟܵܝܵܐ (zakkāyā), ܬܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ (tamīmā)
    ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܩܸܛܠܵܐ.ḥayyāḇā ìlēh b-qiṭlā.He is guilty of murder.
    ܩܸܡ ܡܲܪܓܸܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܐ؟qim margiš lūḵ ḥayyāḇā yan lā?Did he make you feel guilty or not?
  2. owing, having a debt
    Synonym: ܕܲܝܢܵܢܵܐ (daynānā)
    ܟܡܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂؟kmā ìwen ḥayyāḇā ilūḵ?How much do I owe you?
    ܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܬܪܹܝܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ ܕܹܝܢܵܪܹ̈ܐ.at ḥayyāḇā ìwet ilī trēn alpē dēnārē.You owe me two thousand denarii.
  3. obligated, required, bound, must
    Synonyms: ܥܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁrīḇā), ܟܦܝܼܠܵܐ (kpīlā)

Noun edit

ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥayyāḇām sg (plural ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥayyāḇē), feminine ܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥayyāḇtā))

  1. debtor
    • Matthew 6:12:
      ܘܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܐܸܠܲܢ ܚܵܘܒ݂ܲܢ̈، ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܐܵܦ ܐܲܚܢܲܢ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩ ܠܲܢ ܠܚܲܝܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈.
      w-šḇōq illan ḥāwḇan, dāḵī d-āp aḥnan šḇīq lan l-ḥayyāḇan.
      And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Inflection edit