Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic سَبَب (sabab, cause, reason).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [sɑːbɑbː]
    • IPA(key): [sa.bab.], [sɑːb] (colloquial)

Conjunction edit

ܣܵܒܵܒ (sābāb)

  1. because
    ܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
    lā zīl lī, sābāb mrīˁā ìwen wā.
    I did not go, because I was sick.

See also edit