ܕܥܒܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܒ ܪ‎ (ˁ b r)
7 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (daʿḇar, literally “that which (has) passed”), from ܕ-‎ (“that; which”) and ܥܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (“passed; has passed (masculine)”).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [daʕ.war.]

Noun

ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ • (daˁḇar) m

  1. past (the period of time that has already happened)
    Coordinate terms: ܩܵܐܹܡ‎ (qāˀēm, “present”), ܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ‎ (daˁtid, “future”)
    ‏ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܕܲܥܒܲܪ ܥܝܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܗܘܼܡܙܸܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܝܲܕ ܚܘܵܪ̈ܕܸܩܢܲܢ.‎‎
    yuˀāḇā l-daˁbar ˁyādāˀīṯ humzimmā ìlēh byad ḥwārdiqnan.
    Nostalgia of the past is often spoken by our elders.
    ‏ܗܵܫܵܐܝܼܬ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܡܵܐܟܹܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܡܵܨܝܵܐ ܠܲܒܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܠܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ ܝܲܢ ܠܕܲܥܬܝܼܕ.‎‎
    hāšāˀīt ìwen biqrāyā ktāḇā but mākēnā d-zaḇnā d-māṣyā lablā nāšē l-daˁḇar yan l-daˁtid.
    I am currently reading a book about a time machine that can transport people to the past or the future.

Derived terms

  • ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪܵܝܵܐ‎ (daˁḇarrāyā)
  • ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܲܪ‎ (zaḇnā daˁḇar, “past tense”)

See also

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