Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Arabic سَبَب (sabab, “cause, reason”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːbɑbː]
- IPA(key): [sa.bab.], [sɑːb] (colloquial)
Conjunction
ܣܵܒܵܒ • (sābāb)
- because
ܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.- lā zīl lī, sābāb mrīˁā ìwen wā.
- I did not go, because I was sick.
See also