ܡܚܒ

ܡܚܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܒ ܒ‎ (ḥ b b)
3 terms

Etymology

Causitive of ܚܵܒܹܒ݂‎ (ḥābēḇ), corresponding to Aramaic אַחֵב‎ (ʾaḥḥeḇ); compare Arabic أَحَبَّ‎ (ʾaḥabba) and Hebrew אָהַב‎ (aháv).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [max.xəb]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [mɑħ.ħəb], [max.xəb]

Verb

ܡܲܚܸܒ • (maḥḥib) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܒܹܐ‎ (maḥubē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ‎ (muḥibbā))

1. (transitive) to love

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinnāḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinuḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a man)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānāḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānuḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   • John 3:16:

     ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ ܝܼܚܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܛܵܠܹܩ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܵܠܲܡ.‎‎

     sābāb hādḵā allāhā muḥib lēh l-ʿālmā dāḵī d-yuḇēl lēh l-bronēh īḥīdāyā, d-kul man d-hammin bīyēh lā ṭālēq, illā hāwē lēh ḥayyē d-l-ʿālam.

     For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

2. (transitive) to like a friend, family member, loved one, object, food, etc.

   ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ.‎‎

   aw muḥib lēh mēḵultā rābā.

   He liked the food a lot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܝܼ‎ (muḥib lī)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (muḥib luḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ‎ (muḥib lēh)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܲܢ‎ (muḥib lan)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (muḥib lāwḵon)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (muḥib lhon)
	f		ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (muḥib lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (muḥib lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ‎ (maḥḥibin)	ܡܲܚܸܒܸܬ‎ (maḥḥibit)	ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib)	ܡܲܚܸܒܲܚ‎ (maḥḥibaḥ)	ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (maḥḥibiton)	ܡܲܚܸܒܝܼ‎ (maḥḥibī)
	f	ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢ‎ (maḥḥibān)	ܡܲܚܸܒܵܬ‎ (maḥḥibāt)	ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ‎ (maḥḥibā)
imperative	m		ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib)			ܡܲܚܸܒܘܼܢ‎ (maḥḥibun)
	f		ܡܲܚܸܒܝ‎ (maḥḥib)