ܚܒܝܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܒ ܨ (ḥ b ṣ)
2 terms

Passive participle of ܚܵܒ݂ܹܨ (ḥāḇēṣ, “to crowd, shove”); compare Arabic خَبِيص (ḵabīṣ).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xəwiːsˤɑː]

Adjective

ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ • (ḥḇīṣā) (feminine ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܬܵܐ (ḥḇīṣtā), plural ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܹ̈ܐ (ḥḇīṣē))

  1. crowded
    ܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ ܒܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܘܡܲܪ̈ܟܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ.
    ˁālōlā ìlēh ḥḇīṣā b-nāšē w-markḇāṯē.
    The street is crowded with vehicles during rush hour.
  2. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign ḥḇāṣā
    Coordinate terms: ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (pṯīḥā), ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (rḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

  • (ḥḇāṣā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the names of the letters are feminine.
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