ܕܥܒܪ

ܕܥܒܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ‎ (ʿ b r)
7 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (“that which has passed”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [daʕ.warː]

Noun

ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ • (daʿḇar) m

1. past (the period of time that has already happened)

   Coordinate terms: ܩܵܐܹܡ‎ (qāʾēm, “present”), ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ‎ (daʿtid, “future”)

   ‏ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܹܐ ܠܲܒܸܠ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ.‎‎

   hāšāʾīt ìwen biqrāyā ktāḇā but mākēnā d-zaḇnā d-māṣē labbil nāšē l-daʿḇar.

   I am currently reading a book about a time machine that can transport people to the past.

Derived terms

• ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (daʿḇarrāyā)
• ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (zaḇnā daʿḇar, “past tense”)

See also

• ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܪܹܗ‎‎ (d-ʿḇīrēh, “the last, latest”)