ܝܬܝܪ ܛܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jat.tirː‿tˤɑːwɑː]

Adjective

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (yatīr ṭāḇā) (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ (yatīr ṭāḇtā), plural ܝܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tīr ṭāḇē))

1. comparative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā, “good, pleasant, well”); better

   Antonym: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ (yatīr ḥirbā)

   ܗ̇ܘ ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.

   awa zammārā yatīr ṭāḇā minī.

   He's a better singer than I am.

   • Ecclesiastes 7:8:

     ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܨܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܘܿܗ̇. ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܒܹܐܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܵܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܪܘܼܚܵܐ.

     yatīr ṭāḇtā ìlāh ḥartā d-ṣḇōtā min šūrāyōh. yatīr ṭāḇtā ìlāh yarīḵūtā d-bēnā min rāmūtā d-rūḥā.

     The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

   • Hebrews 8:6:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܚܕܵܐ ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܝܼ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ ܕܚܲܕ݇ ܘܲܥܕܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒܵܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܬܐܸܣܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܩܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ .

     īnā ādīyā awa qūbil lēh ḥdā tišmištā yatīr ˁillāytā min tišmištā d-ānī kāhnē, ayḵ d-īlēh miṣˁāyā d-ḥa waˁdā yatīr ṭābā, sābāb pīšā ìlēh šūtˀissā ˁal qāwlē yatīr ṭāḇē .

     But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.

   • Hebrews 11:40:

     ܟܲܕ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܲܢ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܡܘܼܓܡܸܪܹ̈ܐ.

     kad allāhā hudrā ìlēh ḥad mindī yatīr ṭāḇā illan, hādḵā d-lā dīyan ānī lē pāyšī mugmirrē.

     God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

See also

• (superlative) ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ (rēšāyā, “best”)

Adverb

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (yatīr ṭāḇā)

1. comparative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā, “well”); better

   ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܢܲܦ̮ܛܵܐ.

   kirḵānā kē pālēḥ yatīr ṭāḇā ādīyā min d-yūḇēh lī nafṭā.

   The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.

   sargōn kē yādēˁ lāh yatīr ṭāḇā minī.

   Sargon knows her better than I do.