ܢܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܢ ܘ ܒ (n w b)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [naw.bɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܘܒܵܐ • (nāwbām sg (plural ܢܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (nāwbē) or ܢܵܘܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nāwbāttē))

  1. turn, go
    Synonyms: ܕܘܼܪܵܐ (dūrā), ܡܲܛܘܼܬܵܐ (maṭūtā)
    ܢܲܘܒܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ.nawbī ìlēh d-mmallin.It’s my turn to speak.
  2. shift
    ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.
    kē pālḥēn tlāṯā nawbē b-šāḇōˁā.
    I work three shifts a week.

Inflection

Inflection of ܢܲܘܒܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܢܘܿܒ݂ (nōḇ) 1st person ܢܲܘܒܝܼ (nawbī) ܢܲܘܒܲܢ (nawban)
construct ܢܘܿܒ݂ (nōḇ) 2nd person ܢܲܘܒܘܼܟ݂ (nawbōḵ) ܢܲܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ (nawbāḵ) ܢܲܘܒܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawbawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܘܒܵܐ (nawbā) 3rd person ܢܲܘܒܹܗ (nawbēh) ܢܲܘܒܵܗ̇ (nawbāh) ܢܲܘܒܗܘܿܢ (nawbhōn)
plural absolute ܢܲܘܒܝܼ̈ܢ (nawbīn) 1st person ܢܲܘܒܝܼ̈ (nawbī) ܢܲܘܒܲܢ̈ (nawban)
construct ܢܲܘܒܲܝ̈ (nawbay) 2nd person ܢܲܘܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nawbōḵ) ܢܲܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nawbāḵ) ܢܲܘܒܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nawbawḵōn)
emphatic ܢܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ (nawbē) 3rd person ܢܲܘܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nawbūh) ܢܲܘܒܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (nawbōh) ܢܲܘܒܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (nawbayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܢܵܐܹܒ݂ (nāˀēḇ)
  • ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦ ܢܲܘܒܵܐ (šuḥlāp nawbā)