Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ • (b-miṯḥā)
- during, within, in the course of
ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܐܸܩܘܿܢܘܿܡܝܼܵܝܵܐ.- rābā nāšē mṭūliq lhōn šuḡlāyhōn b-miṯḥā d-ṣummārā iqōnōmīyāyā.
- Many people lost their jobs during the economic recession.
- for
ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.- ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā b-miṯḥā d-tlāṯā yarḥē.
- I have lived here for three months.
ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܡܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.- yōḥannān lḇīš lēh ṣāwlūh w-mhūliḵ lēh b-miṯḥā d-tartēn šāˁē.
- John put on his shoes and walked for two hours.
- for the last, over the past
ܥܒ݂ܝܼ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܲܫܪܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ ܕܐܸܡܵܐܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.- ˁḇīḏē ìnā tašrārē ˁal aykannāyūṯā d-āšōrāyē b-miṯḥā d- d-immāˀā šinnē.
- They have made reports on the situation of Assyrians over the last hundred years.
- (during): This is usually used for shorter periods of time, for longer periods of time ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bzaḇnā) is used instead.