ܡܥܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ (ˁ r b)
6 terms

Causative stem of the verb ܥܵܪܹܒ݂ (ˁārēḇ, “to set as the sun”). The sense of “to westernize” in terms of western countries is a neologism and calque of English westernize.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to make to set
2. (transitive) to westernize, to make like the western countries

   Antonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܢܸܚ (maḏniḥ)

   ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܬ݂ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܘܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂.

   b-šinnē ḥārāyē muˁriḇ lhōn māṯwāṯan w-mḏīnāṯan gmīrāˀīṯ.

   In the last years they totally westernized our villages and cities.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maˁriḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (muˁriḇ lī)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (muˁriḇ lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (muˁriḇ lēh)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (muˁriḇ lan)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (muˁriḇ lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (muˁriḇ lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (muˁriḇ lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (muˁriḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܸܢ (maˁrḇin)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܸܬ (maˁrḇit)	ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (maˁriḇ)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܲܚ (maˁrḇaḥ)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (maˁrḇītōn)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܝܼ (maˁrḇī)
	f	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܲܢ (maˁrḇan)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܬܝ (maˁrḇāt)	ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܥܪܸܒ݂ (aˁriḇ)			ܐܲܥܪܒ݂ܘܼܢ (aˁrḇūn)
	f		ܐܲܥܪܸܒ݂ܝ (aˁriḇ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܡܲܥܪܲܒ݂ • (maˁraḇ) m

1. construct state of ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maˁrḇā, “west”)