Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ (w t b)
5 terms

Stem derived from the verb ܝܵܬܹܒ݂ (yātēḇ, to sit).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܡܫܵܘܬܸܒ݂ or ܡܫܲܘܬܸܒ݂ (mšāwtiḇ or mšawtiḇ) (present participle ܡܫܵܘܬܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (mšāwtūḇē), past participle ܡܫܘܼܬܒ݂ܵܐ (mšutḇā))

  1. to retire (to stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness)
    ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܡܫܵܘܬܸܒ݂ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܬܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܥܝܼܢ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.
    sāḇī bit mšāwtiḇ b-šēttā d-ātyā min bār plāḥā b-arbˁīn šinnē.
    My grandfather will retire next year after working for forty years.

Conjugation

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