ܡܥܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ‎ (ʿ r b)
3 terms

Denominal verb from ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā, “west”). The sense of “to westernize” in terms of western countries is a neologism and calque of English westernize.

Pronunciation 1

(standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.ru.]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [maʔ.rɪv.]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maʕ.ru.]

Verb

ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ • (maʿriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (maʿruḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (muʿrḇā))

to make to set
to westernize
to westernize (to make like the western countries)
‏ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܬܘܵܬܲܢ̈ ܘܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ.‎‎
b-šinnē ḥārāyē muʿriḇ lhon mātwātan w-mdīnātan gmīrāʾīt.
In the last years they totally westernized our villages and cities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maʿriḇ)

		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܝܼ‎ (muʿriḇ lī)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (muʿriḇ luḵ)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ‎ (muʿriḇ lēh)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lan)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lāwḵon)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lhon)
past	f	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܝܼ‎ (muʿriḇ lī)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (muʿriḇ lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (muʿriḇ lāh)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lan)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lāwḵon)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (muʿriḇ lhon)
non-past	m	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܸܢ‎ (maʿrḇin)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܸܬ‎ (maʿrḇit)	ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maʿriḇ)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܲܚ‎ (maʿrḇaḥ)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (maʿrḇiton)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (maʿrḇī)
non-past	f	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢ‎ (maʿrḇān)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܬܝ‎ (maʿrḇāt)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܲܚ‎ (maʿrḇaḥ)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (maʿrḇiton)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼ‎ (maʿrḇī)
imperative	m		ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maʿriḇ)			ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܘܼܢ‎ (maʿrḇun)
imperative	f		ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ܝ‎ (maʿriḇ)			ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܘܼܢ‎ (maʿrḇun)

Antonyms

ܡܲܕܢܸܚ‎ (madniḥ, “to easternize”)

Related terms

ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇānā, “westernizer”)
ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇānutā, “westernization”)

Pronunciation 2

(standard) IPA^(key): [maʕ.ro.]
(Urmian) IPA^(key): [maʔ.rav.]
(Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [maʕ.ro.]

Noun

ܡܲܥܪܲܒ݂ • (maʿraḇ)

construct state of ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā)