ܕܥܒܝܪܗ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܥ ܒ ܪ (ʿ b r) |
| 7 terms |
Etymology
A relative clause, consisting of the conjunction ܕ- (d-) + the verb ܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (ʿḇīrēh); hence literally “that has passed”. (See usage notes below.)
Adjective
ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ • (d-ʿḇīrēh) (feminine ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (d-ʿḇīrāh), plural ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (d-ʿḇīrhon))
- The last, past, latest (the most recent)
- ܦܪܝܼܩ ܠܲܢ ܒܫܲܒ݂ܘܼܥܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ. ― priq lan b-šaḇuʿā d-ʿḇīrēh. ― We finished last week.
- ܚܙܹܐ ܠܲܢ ܥܘܼܕܵܠܹܐ ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ. ― ḥzē lan ʿudālē b-yarḥā d-ʿḇīrēh. ― We saw each other last month.
- ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܵܗ̇. ― zil lan b-šētā d-ʿḇīrāh. ― We went last year.
Usage notes
- The phrase ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ (d-ʿḇīrēh) is not a true adjective, but rather, is grammatically a relative clause (literally meaning “that has passed”). As a result, it does not inflect for definiteness, and its feminine singular and plural forms are the conjunction ܕ- (d-) plus the third-person feminine singular past tense and third-person plural past tense (respectively) of the verb ܥܵܒ݂ܹܪ (ʿāḇēr).
Antonyms
- ܕܐܵܬܹܐ (d-ātē, “next”)
See also
- ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ (daʿḇar, “the past”)