ܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːzelː‿bɑːθar.]

ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ • (āzēl bāṯar) (present participle ܐ݇ܙܵܠܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (zālā bāṯar), past participle ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (zīlā bāṯar))

1. Literally, “to go after”

   ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܕܫܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ. ― yāwmā d-šabṯā kē āzēl bāṯar ˁruḇtā. ― Saturday goes after Friday.

2. to follow, pursue, tail, track, trace

   Synonyms: ܬܵܒ݂ܹܥ (tāḇēˁ), ܥܵܩܹܒ݂ (ˁāqēḇ)

   ܫܘܼܪܛܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢܵܝܵܐ. ― šurṭāyā zīl lēh bāṯar surḥānāyā. ― The officer followed the criminal.

   ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܛܠܵܒ݂ܬܹܗ ܡܸܛܠ ܠܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇. ― zīl lēh bāṯar ṭlāḇtēh miṭṭul lā mṭē lāh. ― He pursued his claim because it didn’t go through.

3. to go on; to talk frequently or at great length; to blather, prattle, rabbit

   Synonyms: ܟ̰ܲܩܟ̰ܸܩ (čaqčiq), ܩܲܪܩܸܫ (qarqiš), ܚܲܫܚܸܫ (ḥašḥiš), ܠܲܩܠܸܩ (laqliq)

   ܒܲܣܵܐ ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇، ܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܵܗ̇! ― bassā zē bāṯrāh, mšūlim lāh! ― Stop going on about it, it’s finished!

   ܟܹܐ ܐܵܙܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܡܸ̈ܠܹܐ ܕܬܲܪܒܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― kē āzēl bāṯar millē d-tarbīṯā. ― He goes on and on about education.

4. to reiterate, state again, repeat

   Synonyms: ܬܵܢܹܐ (tānē), ܡܥܲܦܸܦ (mˁappip)

• ܐܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (āṯē bāṯar)
• ܢܵܦܹܠ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (nāpēl bāṯar)