Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܒ ܪ (ḥ b r)
5 terms

Intenstive stem related to the noun ܚܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (ḥaḇrā, friend, companion) with the causitive stem borrowed from Arabic أَخْبَرَ (ʔaḵbara); compare Hebrew חָבַר (khavár) and Arabic خَبُرَ (ḵabura).

Pronunciation edit

  • ܡܚܲܒܸܪ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [məxab.bɪr.]
  • ܡܲܚܒܸܪ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [max.bɪr.]

Verb edit

ܡܚܲܒܸܪ (mḥabbir) (present participle ܡܚܲܒܘܼܪܹܐ (mḥabūrē), past participle ܡܚܘܼܒܪܵܐ (mḥubrā))

  1. (transitive) to join (person), to join in, to team up with, to join forces with
  2. (transitive) to be friends with, to associate with; to befriend

Conjugation edit

Verb edit

ܡܲܚܒܸܪ (maḥbir) (present participle ܡܲܚܒܘܼܪܹܐ (maḥbūrē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܒܪܵܐ (muḥbrā))

  1. (transitive) to notify, advise, apprise, inform; communicate, report
    Synonyms: ܡܛܲܒܸܒ݂ (mṭabbiḇ), ܡܲܕܸܥ (maddiˁ), ܡܲܓܝܸܚ (magyiḥ)
  2. (transitive) to phone, call someone on a telephone
    Synonyms: ܩܵܪܹܐ (qārē), ܡܵܚܹܐ (māḥē), ܡܙܲܡܙܸܡ (mzamzim), ܡܙܲܢܓܸܪ (mzangir), ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܸܠ (ḥūṭāmallil), ܡܬܲܠܦܸܢ (mtalpin)
    ܡܘܼܚܒܸܪ ܠܝܼ ܐܵܣܝܵܐ.muḥbir lī āsyā.I called the doctor.

Conjugation edit