ܢܒܚ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܒ ܚ (n b ḥ)
1 term

Compare Arabic نَبَحَ (nabaḥa) and Hebrew נָבַח (navákh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [nɑːwexː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [nɑːvɪxː]

Verb

ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ • (nāḇēḥ) (present participle ܢܒ݂ܵܚܵܐ (nḇāḥā), past participle ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (nḇīḥā))

1. to bark, yelp

   ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ. ― kalḇā d-šḇāḇan kē nāḇēḥ kul laylē. ― Our neighbours’ dog barks every night.

2. (offensive) to speak, talk
3. (offensive) to complain, bicker

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ (nāḇēḥ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܝܼ (nḇīḥ lī)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nḇīḥ lūḵ)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܹܗ (nḇīḥ lēh)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܲܢ (nḇīḥ lan)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nḇīḥ lāwḵōn)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ (nḇīḥ lhōn)
	f		ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (nḇīḥ lāḵ)	ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚ ܠܵܗ̇ (nḇīḥ lāh)
non-past	m	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܹܢ (nāḇḥēn)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܹܬ (nāḇḥēt)	ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ (nāḇēḥ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܲܚ (nāḇḥaḥ)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܝܼܬܘܿܢ (nāḇḥītōn)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܝܼ (nāḇḥī)
	f	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܵܢ (nāḇḥān)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܵܬܝ (nāḇḥāt)	ܢܵܒ݂ܚܵܐ (nāḇḥā)
imperative	m		ܢܒ݂ܘܿܚ (nḇōḥ)			ܢܒ݂ܘܿܚܘܼܢ (nḇōḥūn)
	f		ܢܒ݂ܘܿܚܝ (nḇōḥ)