Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܠ ܒ ܫ (l b š)
3 terms

From Aramaic לְבַשׁ (ləḇaš); related to Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa), Hebrew לָבַשׁ (lavásh).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lɑːweʃː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [laːvɪʃː]

Verb edit

ܠܵܒ݂ܹܫ (lāḇēš) (present participle ܠܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (lḇāšā), past participle ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (lḇīšā))

  1. to wear, put on, clothe oneself, get dressed (clothings, accessories, and anything worn on the body)
    Antonym: ܡܫܲܠܸܚ (mšalliḥ)
    ܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܗ̇ܝ؟mā ìlāh lḇīštā aya?What is she wearing?
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ.lḇōš kōtīnā īman d-pālṭēt min baytā.Put on a jacket when you leave the house.
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܬܲܡܣܘܼܟ݂ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܬ ܓܵܘ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ.lḇōš tamsūḵ īman d-ˁāḇrēt gāw raddāytā.Put on your seatbelt when you get into the car.
  2. to treat as unimportant
    ܩܲܝ ܩܸܡ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܹܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ؟qay qim lāḇšēt wā lī awa yāwmā?Why did you treat me as unimportant the other day?
  3. (figuratively) to put on, take on
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܢܘܼܟ݂ܦܵܐlḇōš nuḵpāPut on shame.
  4. (with ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (paḡrā, body)) to incarnate (of God)

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