ܥܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܒ ܐ (ˁ b ˀ)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Hebrew עָבֶה ('avé).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʕaw.jɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ • (ˁaḇyā) (feminine ܥܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇīṯā), plural ܥܲܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁaḇyē))

1. (literary) thick, dense

   Synonym: ܚܠܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥlīmā)

   Antonym: ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (raqīqā)

2. (typography) bold

Derived terms

• ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁaḇyāˀīṯ, “thickly”)
• ܥܲܒ݂ܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaḇyūṯā, “thickness”)