ܟܒܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܒ ܫ (k b š)
4 terms

Cognate to Hebrew כָּבַשׁ (kavásh) and Arabic كَبَسَ (kabasa).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːweʃː]

Verb

ܟܵܒ݂ܹܫ • (kāḇēš) (present participle ܟܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (kḇāšā), past participle ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (kḇīšā))

1. to invade, conquer, subjugate

   ܓܲܢܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܬܗܘܿܢ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― gannāḇā kḇīš lēh baythōn b-laylē. ― The theif invaded their home overnight.

   ܐܘܼܚܕܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝ̈ܕܹܐ ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܝܼܪܵܩ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬ 2003. ― uḥdānē mḥaydē kḇīš lhōn ˁīrāq b-šēt 2003. ― The United States invaded Iraq in 2003.

2. to tread down with feet, to level
3. to hold back, to overcome one's instincts

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܒ݂ܹܫ (kāḇēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (kḇīš lī)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kḇīš lūḵ)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (kḇīš lēh)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (kḇīš lan)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kḇīš lāwḵōn)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (kḇīš lhōn)
	f		ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kḇīš lāḵ)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (kḇīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܹܢ (kāḇšēn)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܹܬ (kāḇšēt)	ܟܵܒ݂ܹܫ (kāḇēš)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ (kāḇšaḥ)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kāḇšītōn)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ (kāḇšī)
	f	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܵܢ (kāḇšān)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܵܬܝ (kāḇšāt)	ܟܵܒ݂ܫܵܐ (kāḇšā)
imperative	m		ܟܒ݂ܘܿܫ (kḇōš)			ܟܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ (kḇōšūn)
	f		ܟܒ݂ܘܿܫܝ (kḇōš)