ܡܘܚܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܡ ܚ ܒ (m ḥ b)
1 term

Etymology

Past participle of the verb ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib, “to love”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [muxxɪb.bɑː]

Adjective

ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ • (mūḥibbā) (feminine ܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܵܐ (mūḥibtā), plural ܡܘܼܚܸܒܹ̈ܐ (mūḥibbē))

1. loved, beloved

Noun

ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ • (mūḥibbā) m sg (plural ܡܘܼܚܸܒܹ̈ܐ (mūḥibbē), feminine ܡܘܼܚܸܒܬܵܐ (mūḥibtā))

1. beloved, loved
2. sweetheart, darling

Derived terms

• ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ (yatīr mūḥibbā, “favourite”)

See also

• ܚܲܒܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥabīḇā)