ܒܟܝܪܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܟ ܪ (b k r)
1 term

Etymology

From ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ (bḵīrāyā, “early”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ʾīṯ, the adverbial suffix ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bəxiːrɑːʔiːt]

Adverb

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (bḵīrāˀīṯ)

1. early

   Antonyms: ܠܩܝܼܫܵܐܝܼܬ (lqīšāˀīt), ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (mšāwḥrāˀīṯ)

   ܩܝܼܡ ܠܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܝܼܬܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܐܸܕܝܘܿܡ ܒܩܲܝܕܵܡܬܵܐ.

   qīm lī min šwītā bḵīrāˀīṯ idyōm b-qaydāmtā.

   I got out of bed early this morning.

2. originally, primarily, firstly

   Synonyms: ܐܲܨܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (aṣlāˀīṯ), ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qammāˀīṯ)