Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ (ˁ b r)
13 terms

Compare Arabic عَبْرَ (ʕabra), Hebrew לְעֵבֶר (l'éver) and מִעֶבֶר לְ־ (mei'éver l'-)

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [laʕ.war.]

Preposition

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ܠܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (laˁḇar)

  1. across, past
    ܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܓܸܫܪܵܐ.hūliḵ lēh laˁḇar gišrā.He walked across the bridge.
    ܐܸܢ ܓܲܪܓܸܫ ܣܟܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܠܲܥܒܪܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܬܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܐ.in gargiš skīntā laˁbrēh bit pāˀēš tḇīrā.If he drags a knife across it it will break.
  2. through, via, by way of
    Synonym: ܒܓܵܘ (bgāw)
    ܚܙܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܠܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܥܲܝ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ.ḥzē lī šimšā laˁḇar ˁayḇē.I saw the Sun through the clouds.
    ܫܘܼܢܵܪܵܐ ܫܘܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܟܵܘܬ݂ܵܐ.šunnārā šwīr lēh laˁḇar kāwṯā.The cat jumped through the window.

Inflection

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