ܒܠܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּלִי (b'lí) and בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bəlaj.]

Preposition

ܒܠܲܝ • (blay)

  1. without (not having, containing, characteristic of etc.)
    Antonyms: ܥܲܡ (ˁam), ܡܸܢ (min)
    ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܝܼbilˁādīGo without me
    ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܦܩܹܢ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܗܝlā kē nāpqēn bilˁādūhI am not leaving without him
    ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܒܠܲܝ ܣܟܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܫܠܝܘܿܢܵܐ.
    lē māṣēt āḵlēt blay skīntā w-mašlyōnā.
    You can’t eat without a knife and fork.

Usage notes

  • The term ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā) is used for the sense of “not doing or not having done something”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܠܲܝ
base form ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܸܠܥܵܕܝܼ (bilˁādī) ܒܸܠܥܵܕܲܢ (bilˁādan)
2nd person ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܟ݂ (bilˁādōḵ) ܒܸܠܥܵܕܵܟ݂ܝ (bilˁādāḵ) ܒܸܠܥܵܕܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bilˁādawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܗܝ (bilˁādūh) ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܿܗ̇ (bilˁādōh) ܒܸܠܥܵܕܲܝܗܘܿܢ (bilˁādayhōn)