ܟܒܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
3 terms

From Aramaic כְּבַר (kəḇar); compare the same in Hebrew כְּבָר (k'vár).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kəwar.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔɪt͡ʃ.bar.], [ʔɪt͡ʃ.var.]

Adverb

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ • (kḇar)

1. perhaps, may, maybe, possibly

   Synonyms: ܡܩܲܘܡܵܐ (mqawmā), ܪܲܒܲܬ݂ (rabbaṯ)

   ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ. ― kḇar hāwē hādḵā. ― It may be so.

   ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܛܠܝܼܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ. ― kḇar ṭlīq lhōn. ― Maybe they got lost.

   ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠ݇ܪܲܡܫܵܐ. ― yōḥannān kḇar āṯē qā ḵāramšā. ― John may come over for dinner.

2. already, long since

   Synonym: ܥܲܕ݂ܠܵܐ (ˁaḏlā)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ. ― ānā kḇar ḵīlā ìwen min qam ṯē lī laˀḵā. ― I already ate before I came here.

Derived terms

• ܕܠܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (d-lā kḇar)

Etymology 2

Root
ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
3 terms

From Aramaic כְּבַר (kəḇar); compare Arabic كَبُرَ (kabura).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kɑːwerː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɑːvɪrː]

Verb

ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ • (kāḇēr) (present participle ܟܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (kḇārā), past participle ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ (kḇīrā))

1. (intransitive) to be much/many

   Synonyms: ܣܵܓ݂ܹܐ (sāḡē), ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܝܼ (kḇīr lī)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (kḇīr lūḵ)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ (kḇīr lēh)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܲܢ (kḇīr lan)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (kḇīr lāwḵōn)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (kḇīr lhōn)
	f		ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (kḇīr lāḵ)	ܟܒ݂ܝܼܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (kḇīr lāh)
non-past	m	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܹܢ (kāḇrēn)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܹܬ (kāḇrēt)	ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܲܚ (kāḇraḥ)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (kāḇrītōn)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܝܼ (kāḇrī)
	f	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܵܢ (kāḇrān)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܵܬܝ (kāḇrāt)	ܟܵܒ݂ܪܵܐ (kāḇrā)
imperative	m		ܟܒ݂ܘܿܪ (kḇōr)			ܟܒ݂ܘܿܪܘܼܢ (kḇōrūn)
	f		ܟܒ݂ܘܿܪܝ (kḇōr)

Etymology 3

From Biblical Hebrew כְּבָר (kəḇār)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kwar.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃvar.]

Proper noun

ܟܒ݂ܲܪ • (kḇar) f

1. Chebar (A particular river in Mesopotamia)
   • Ezekiel 1:3:

     ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܗܹܡܸܙܡܵܢ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܙܩܝܼܐܹܝܠ ܒܲܪ ܒܘܿܙܝܼ ܟܵܗܢܵܐ، ܒܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܟܲܠܕܵܝܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ. ܘܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܥܲܠܘܼܗܝ ܐܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܬܲܡܵܐ.

     wē lēh hēmizmān d-māryā ˁal ḥazqīˀēl bar bōzī kāhnā, b-arˁā d-kaldāyē ˁal nahrā kḇar. w-wē lēh ˁalūh īḏā d-māryā tammā.

     The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

   • Ezekiel 3:15:

     ܘܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܠܫܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܠܬܸܠ ܐܲܒ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܕܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܐܲܝܟܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܝܼ ܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ؛ ܘܝܬܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܬܲܡܵܐ ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘܗܘܿܢ.

     w-ṯē lī l-šḇīṯā l-til aḇīḇ d-ytīḇ lī aykā d-ānī tīḇ lhōn ˁal nahrā kḇar; w-ytīḇ lī tammā šaḇˁā yāwmānē dmīrē gāwhōn.

     Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.