ܡܥܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
5 terms

Denominal verb from ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā, west). The sense of “to westernize” in terms of western countries is a neologism and calque of English westernize.

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.ru.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [maʔ.rɪv.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [maʕ.ru.]

Verb

ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ • (maˁriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (maˁrūḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (mūˁrḇā))

  1. to make to set
  2. to westernize
  3. to westernize (to make like the western countries)
    ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܬܘܵܬܲܢ̈ ܘܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ.
    b-šinnē ḥārāyē mūˁriḇ lhōn mātwātan w-mdīnātan gmīrāˀīt.
    In the last years they totally westernized our villages and cities.
Conjugation
Antonyms
  • ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maˁrḇānā, westernizer)
  • ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (maˁrḇānūtā, westernization)

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.ro.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [maʔ.rav.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [maʕ.ro.]

Noun

ܡܲܥܪܲܒ݂ • (maˁraḇ)

  1. construct state of ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā)
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