Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ܟ ܐ ܒ (k ˀ b)
6 terms

From Aramaic כְּאַב (kəʾaḇ), from Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew כָּאַב (ka'áv) and Arabic كَئِبَ (kaʔiba, to be depressed, to be sad).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kɑːʔewː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑːjɪvː]

Verb edit

ܟܵܐܹܒ݂ (kāˀēḇ) (present participle ܟܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ (kˀāḇā), past participle ܟܐܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (kˀīḇā))

  1. to ache, hurt
    Synonym: ܡܵܪܹܥ (mārēˁ)
  2. to be in pain
    Synonym: ܓ̰ܲܢܓ̰ܸܪ (janjir)
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ܟ ܦ ܦ (k p p)
4 terms

Derived from ܟܵܐܸܦ (kāˀip, to bow, bend down).

Pronunciation 1 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [kaːʔɪb]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [kaːjɪb]

Verb edit

ܟܵܐܸܒ (kāˀib) (present participle ܟܝܵܒܵܐ (kyābā), past participle ܟܝܼܒܵܐ (kībā))

  1. (intransitive) to tip over
    ܒܘܼܪܡܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܟܵܝܒܵܐ ܠܟܘܼܡܵܗ̇، ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܛܵܐ ܠܐܸܡܵܗ̇burmṯā kē kāybā lkūmāh, brātā kē pālṭā l-immāhThe pot tips over to its top, a daughter turns out like her mother.
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

Pronunciation 2 edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [keʔəw.]
Noun edit

ܟܹܐܒ݂ (kēḇ) (plural ܟܹܐܒ݂ܲܝ̈ (kēḇay))

  1. singular construct state of ܟܹܐܒ݂ܵܐ (kēḇā, pain, ache)