ܠܒܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܠܒܢܬܐ

Root
ܠ ܒ ܢ (l b n)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic לְבֵינְתָא (ləḇênəṯā); compare Akkadian 𒋞 (libittu [SIG₄]), Arabic لَبِنَة (labina), Hebrew לְבֵנָה (l'véna).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [lə.wɪt.tɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [lə.vɪt.tɑː]

Noun

ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (lḇittā) f sg (plural ܠܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (liḇnē))

1. brick (hardened block used for building)

   ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܚܕܵܐ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܐ، ܒܲܝܬܵܐ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܒܸܢܝܵܐ.

   lḇittā ḥdā bār lḇittā, baytā pīš lēh binyā.

   Brick after brick was the house gradually built.

2. adobe (unburnt brick dried in the sun)

Inflection

Inflection of ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܐ (lḇittā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܝܼ (lḇitī)		ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܲܢ (lḇittan)
	construct	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܲܬ (liḇnat)	2nd person	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܘܼܟ݂ (lḇitūḵ)	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (lḇittāḵ)	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lḇittāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܵܐ (lḇittā)	3rd person	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܹܗ (lḇittēh)	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܘܿܗ̇ (lḇittōh)	ܠܒ݂ܸܢ݇ܬܗܘܿܢ (lḇithōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ (liḇnī)		ܠܸܒ݂ܢܲܢ̈ (liḇnan)
	construct	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ (liḇnay)	2nd person	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (liḇnūḵ)	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (liḇnāḵ)	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (liḇnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ (liḇnē)	3rd person	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (liḇnūh)	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܘܿܗ̇ (liḇnōh)	ܠܸܒ݂ܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (liḇnhōn)