ܠܗܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܗ ܒ (l h b)
6 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ, “to flame; to be/become alight”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ləhiːwɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [liːjɑː]

Adjective

ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (lhīḇā) (feminine ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (lhīḇtā), plural ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lhīḇē))

1. turned on, switched on, on

   Synonyms: ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܵܐ (čmīˁā), ܕܥܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dˁīḵā)

   ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― lā šāḇqēt lhōn šrāḡāṯē lhīḇē īman pālṭēt min baytā. ― Do not leave the lights on when you leave the house.

   ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܥܵܐ. ― illā in d-hāwyā lhīḇtā, lē ṭāḇˁā. ― Unless it is switched on, it won’t print.