ܡܬܬܒܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܬ ܒ ܪ (t b r)
6 terms

Etymology

From ܡܸܬ- (mit-, -able) +‎ ܬܵܒ݂ܹܪ (tāḇēr, to break) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mɪt.taw.rɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ • (mittaḇrānā) (feminine ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ (mittaḇrānītā), plural ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (mittaḇrānē))

  1. breakable, fragile (able to break or be broken)
    Synonym: ܡܸܫܬܲܡܛܵܢܵܐ (mištamṭānā)
    Antonym: ܠܵܐ ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (lā mittaḇrānā)
    ܐܸܡܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܡܚܲܝܕܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܢܲܣܝܼ ܢܵܛܪܝܼ ܡܣܲܬܪܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܥܘܼܡܵܠܵܐ ܕܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܦܢܝܼܬܵܐ.
    imwātē mḥaydātē kē nasī nāṭrī msatrānūtā d-ˁūmālā d-šlāmā mittaḇrānā gāw pnītā.
    The United Nations try to maintain the fragile peace process in the region.
    ܡܟܘܼܪܡܸܟ݂ ܠܲܢ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܩܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܬܬܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ ܡܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܫܲܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    mkurmiḵ lan kullhōn qinyānē mittaḇrānē mqam mṭē lhōn mšanyānē.
    We wrapped all the breakables before the movers arrived.