Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܩ ܒ ܠ (q b l)
6 terms

Etymology

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From Aramaic דַּלְקֻבֵּל (dalqūḇel). See also ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (barquḇl, against, opposite (physically))

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl)

  1. against, contrary, opposed (not physically)
    Antonym: ܥܲܡ (ˁam, with)
    ܥܲܡܝܼ ܝܲܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟ˁamī yan dalquḇlī ìwet?Are you with me or against me?
    ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ، ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܙܲܝܕܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܪܗܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ
    āhā yarḥā, šulṭānūtā bit mazzaydā qišyūtā d-qānōnē dalquḇl rhīḇūtā
    This month, the government will strengthen laws against terrorism.
    • Romans 8:31:
    • ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐܵܡܪܲܚ ܒܘܼܬ ܐܲܢܹܐ؟ ܐܸܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܲܢ ܝܠܹܗ، ܡܵܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢ؟
      What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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