ܒܪܩܘܒܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܒ ܠ (q b l)
7 terms

Etymology

Diverged from ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl, against (figurative sense)) or from ܒ- (b-, in)+Aramaic לְקֻבֵּל (lqūḇel, literally opposite). The pronunciation with /r/ rather than /l/ may be due to influence from the Kurdish loanword ܒܵܪܵܐ (bārā, side).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bar.quːwl.]

Preposition

ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ • (barquḇl)

  1. opposite, on the other side, across, over the way from
    ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܚܘܵܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗkōmā barquḇl ḥwārā ìlēhBlack is opposite white
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܝܼ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢkē ˁāmrī barquḇlanThey live opposite us
  2. for the size of, for the price of
    ܡ̣ܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܡܵܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܪܹܝܢ݇ ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܝܼܢܵܐ
    min awa šūqā mānē trēy barquḇl ḥa īnā
    At this store the items are two for the price of one.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ
base form ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (barquḇl)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܝܼ (barquḇlī) ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢ (barquḇlan)
2nd person ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܘܼܟ݂ (barquḇlōḵ) ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (barquḇlāḵ) ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barquḇlawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܹܗ (barquḇlēh) ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ (barquḇlāh) ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ (barquḇlhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܡܒܲܪܩܸܠ (mbarqil, To be positioned opposite to)