ܒܦܝܫܐ

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪpəjɑːʃɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɪpəjɑːʃɑː], [pəjɑːʃɑː]

ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ • (bipyāšā)

1. gerund of ܦܵܐܹܫ (pāˀēš, “to remain, stay”)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ― ānā ìwen bipyāšā ― I am staying

2. (time) minutes to, preceding the next hour

   Antonym: ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (biˁḇārā)

   ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܐܲܪܒܲܥ ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܪܘܼܒ݂ܥܵܐ

   īlāh šāˁaṯ arbaˁ bipyāšā ruḇˁā

   It’s a quarter to four

   (literally, “It is the hour of four remaining a quarter.”)

   ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܬܡܵܢܹܐ ܒܸܦܝܵܫܵܐ ܥܸܣܪܝܼܢ

   īlāh šāˁaṯ tmānē bipyāšā ˁisrīn

   It’s twenty to eight

   (literally, “It is the hour of eight remaining twenty.”)