Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܬ ܒ ܥ (t b ˁ)
1 term

Cognate to Arabic تَبِعَ (tabiʕa) and Hebrew תָּבַע (tavá').⁩

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܬܵܒ݂ܹܥ (tāḇēˁ) (present participle ܬܒ݂ܵܥܵܐ (tḇāˁā), past participle ܬܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (tḇīˁā))

  1. to follow, pursue
    Synonyms: ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (āzēl bāṯar), ܥܵܩܹܒ݂ (ˁāqēḇ)
    ܬܒ݂ܹܥ ܗ̇ܝ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ!tḇēˁ aya raddāytā!Follow that car!
    ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇ ܘܩܸܡ ܬܵܒ݂ܥܹܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ.plīṭ lāh w-qim tāḇˁēn lāh min tāwānā.She left and I followed her out of the room.
    ܬܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܠ ܝܘܼܕܵܥܵܐ ܟܢܘܼܫܝܵܝܵܐ.tḇīˁā ìwen bāṯrūḵ ˁal yuddāˁā knušyāyā.I follow you on social media.
  2. (law) to sue, seek or demand justice

Conjugation

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