ܠܗܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܗ ܒ (l h b)
5 terms

Compare Arabic لَهِبَ (lahiba⁩) and Hebrew לָהַב (laháv).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [laːhewː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [laheː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [laːheː]

Verb

ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ or ܠܵܗܹܐ • (lāhēḇ or lāhē) (present participle ܠܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ (lhāḇā), past participle ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (lhīḇā))

1. (intransitive) to flame, burn, catch fire; light up, glow (fire, cigarette, etc.)

   Synonyms: ܛܵܦܹܐ (ṭāpē), ܕܵܠܹܩ (dālēq)

   ܐܸܢ ܢܘܼܪܵܐ ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ ܒܸܬ ܝܵܩܹܕ݂ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ. ― in nūrā lāhēḇ bit yāqēḏ wā. ― If the fire lights up it will burn.

2. (intransitive) to power on, turn on; to be runing (of a light, machine, etc.)

   Synonyms: ܛܵܦܹܐ (ṭāpē), ܕܵܠܹܩ (dālēq), ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ)

   ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ― lhīḇ lāh šrāḡā ― The light turned on

   ܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܵܗ̇ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܸܠܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܒܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ. ― šḇōq lāh raddāytā bilhāḇā b-daqīqā. ― Leave the car running for a minute.

3. (intransitive, figuratively) to burn from intense spiciness

   ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܦܘܼܡܝܼ! ― lhīḇ lēh pummī! ― My mouth caught fire!

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (lhīḇ lī)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (lhīḇ lūḵ)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (lhīḇ lēh)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (lhīḇ lan)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (lhīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (lhīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (lhīḇ lāḵ)	ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (lhīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܹܢ (lāhḇēn)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܹܬ (lāhḇēt)	ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܲܚ (lāhḇaḥ)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (lāhḇītōn)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܝܼ (lāhḇī)
	f	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܵܢ (lāhḇān)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܵܬܝ (lāhḇāt)	ܠܵܗܒ݂ܵܐ (lāhḇā)
imperative	m		ܠܗܘܿܒ݂ (lhōḇ)			ܠܗܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (lhōḇūn)
	f		ܠܗܘܿܒ݂ܝ (lhōḇ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܠܗܸܒ݂ (malhiḇ)