ܟܝܒܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܛ ܘ ܒ (ṭ w b)
8 terms

Etymology

Either from Northern Kurdish or ܛܲܝܒܘܼ (ṭaybū), the absolute form of ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ṭaybūṯā), from Aramaic טַיבּוּתָא (ṭaybūṯā) with a shift from /ṭ/ to /č̣/. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃeːbuː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃˤeːbuː]

Interjection

ܟ̰ܵܝܒܘܼ! • (čāybū!)

1. bravo!, good job!, way to go!, well done!

Synonyms

• ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (bāsmā gānūḵ)
• ܚܲܝܹܬ (ḥayyēt)

See also

• ܛܲܝܒܘܼܬܵܐ (ṭaybūtā)