ܛܐܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

From a back-formation of the participle of Aramaic טָב (ṭāḇ).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːʔewː]

Verb

ܛܵܐܹܒ݂ • (ṭāˀēḇ) (present participle ܛܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭˀāḇā), past participle ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭˀīḇā))

1. (intransitive) to be or become good, excellent
2. (intransitive) to be bountiful, generous, munificent
3. (intransitive) to improve, to get better, to ameliorate

   ܟܬܵܒ݂ܲܬ ܐܝܼܕܝܼ ܒܸܛܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ. ― ktāḇat īdī biṭˀāḇā ìlāh ādīyā. ― My handwriting is improving now.

   ܬܸܩܢܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼܵܐ ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܲܢܲܝ̈ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ.

   tiqnōlōḡīyā ṭˀīḇtā ìlāh rābā min d-annay šinnē ḥārāyē.

   The technology has improved by a lot in the last few years

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܛܵܐܹܒ݂ (ṭāˀēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (ṭˀīḇ lī)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ṭˀīḇ lūḵ)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (ṭˀīḇ lēh)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (ṭˀīḇ lan)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ṭˀīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ṭˀīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ṭˀīḇ lāḵ)	ܛܐܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (ṭˀīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܹܢ (ṭāḇēn)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܹܬ (ṭāḇēt)	ܛܵܐܹܒ݂ (ṭāˀēḇ)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܲܚ (ṭāḇaḥ)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (ṭāḇītōn)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܝܼ (ṭāḇī)
	f	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܵܢ (ṭāḇān)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܵܬܝ (ṭāḇāt)	ܛܵܐܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā)
imperative	m		ܛܐܘܿܒ݂ (ṭˀōḇ)			ܛܐܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (ṭˀōḇūn)
	f		ܛܐܘܿܒ݂ܝ (ṭˀōḇ)

Antonyms

• ܚܵܪܹܒ݂ (ḥārēḇ, “to go bad”)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܛܐܸܒ݂ (maṭˀiḇ)

Related terms

• ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā, “good”)
• ܛܵܒ݂ܹܐ (ṭāḇē, “to have worth, value, be worthy or suitable”)