ܗܠܒܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian البته (albatte) with an additional /h/ added from a dialect of Kurdish, ultimately from Arabic الْبَتَّة (al-batta).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hal.bat.]

Adverb

ܗܲܠܒܲܬ • (halbat)

  1. (dialectal) of course, naturally, certainly
    Synonyms: ܡܸܢ ܟܠ ܦܪܘܿܣ (min kul prōs), ܟܝܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (kyānāˀīṯ), ܕܠܵܐ ܦܘܼܫܵܟ݂ܵܐ (d-lā puššāḵā), ܕܠܵܐ ܟܒ݂ܲܪ (d-lā kḇar)
    ܗܲܠܒܲܬ ܙܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܝܼܕ݂ܵܥܵܐ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂
    halbat zē ìwen bīḏāˁā hādaḵ
    Of course I know that.
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