Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
13 terms

Etymology

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A relative clause, consisting of the conjunction ܕ- (d-) + a contraction of the verb ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (ˁḇīr lēh); hence literally “that has passed”. (See usage notes below.)

Adjective

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ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (dˁḇīrēh) (feminine ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (dˁḇīrāh), plural ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (dˁḇīrhōn))

  1. The last, past, latest (the most recent)
    Synonym: ܕܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ (d-āṯē)
    ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܲܢ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗmšūlim lan b-šāḇōˁā dˁḇīrēhWe finished last week
    ܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܠܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗḥzē lan liḥḏāḏē b-yarḥā dˁḇīrēhWe saw each other last month
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇zīl lan b-šēttā dˁḇīrāhWe went last year

Usage notes

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  • The phrase ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (dˁḇīrēh) is not a true adjective, but rather, is grammatically a relative clause (literally meaning “that has passed”). As a result, it does not inflect for definiteness, and its feminine singular and plural forms are the conjunction ܕ- (d-) plus the third-person feminine singular past tense and third-person plural past tense (respectively) of the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ˁāḇēr).

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