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 • (nāwbā) m sg (plural ܢܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (nāwbē) or ܢܵܘܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nāwbāttē))
- turn, go
- Synonyms: ܕܘܼܪܵܐ (dūrā), ܡܲܛܘܼܬܵܐ (maṭūtā)
- ܢܲܘܒܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ. ― nawbī ìlēh d-mmallin. ― It’s my turn to speak.
- shift
- ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.
- kē pālḥēn tlāṯā nawbē b-šāḇōˁā.
- I work three shifts a week.
Inflection
| 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)