Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
6 terms

Causative stem of the verb ܥܵܪܹܒ݂ (ˁārēḇ, to set as the sun). The sense of “to westernize” in terms of western countries is a neologism and calque of English westernize.

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Verb

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ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maˁriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (maˁrūḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (muˁrḇā))

  1. (transitive) to make to set
  2. (transitive) to westernize, to make like the western countries
    Antonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܢܸܚ (maḏniḥ)
    ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܘܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂.
    b-šinnē ḥārāyē muˁriḇ lhōn māṯwāṯan w-mḏīnāṯan gmīrāˀīṯ.
    In the last years they totally westernized our villages and cities.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ܡܲܥܪܲܒ݂ (maˁraḇm

  1. construct state of ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā, west)