ܥܒܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܒ ܐ (ˁ b ˀ)
3 terms

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic [Term?]; compare Hebrew עָבֶה ('avé).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕaw.jɑː]

Adjective

ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐ • (ˁaḇyā) (feminine ܥܒ݂ܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁḇīṯā), plural ܥܲܒ݂ܝܹ̈ܐ (ˁaḇyē))

  1. (literary) thick, dense
    Synonym: ܚܠܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥlīmā)
    Antonym: ܪܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ (raqīqā)
  2. (typography) bold

Derived terms

  • ܥܲܒ݂ܝܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ˁaḇyāˀīṯ, “thickly”)
  • ܥܲܒ݂ܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaḇyūṯā, “thickness”)
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