ܢܘܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܢ ܘ ܒ (n w b)
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic نَوْبَة (nawba).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [noːbɑː]

Noun

ܢܵܘܒܵܐ • (nāwbā) m sg (plural ܢܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (nāwbē) or ܢܵܘܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ (nāwbāttē))

  1. turn, go
    Synonyms: ܕܘܼܪܵܐ (dūrā), ܡܲܛܘܼܬܵܐ (maṭūtā)
    ܢܵܘܒܝܼ ܝܠܹܗ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ.nāwbī ìlēh d-mmallin.It’s my turn to speak.
  2. shift
    ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܚܹܢ ܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܢܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ.kē pālḥēn tlātā nāwbē b-šāḇōˁā.I work three shifts a week.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܢܵܝܹܒ݂ (nāyēḇ)
  • ܫܘܼܚܠܵܦ ܢܵܘܒܵܐ (šuḥlāp nāwbā)
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