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

Inflection of ܢܵܘܒܵܐ (nāwbā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܵܘܒܝܼ (nāwbī)		ܢܵܘܒܲܢ (nāwban)
	construct	ܢܘܿܒ (nōb)	2nd person	ܢܵܘܒܘܼܟ݂ (nāwbūḵ)	ܢܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ (nāwbāḵ)	ܢܵܘܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܘܒܵܐ (nāwbā)	3rd person	ܢܵܘܒܹܗ (nāwbēh)	ܢܵܘܒܵܗ̇ (nāwbāh)	ܢܵܘܒܗܘܿܢ (nāwbhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܢܵܘܒܝܼ̈ (nāwbī)		ܢܵܘܒܲܢ̈ (nāwban)
	construct	ܢܵܘܒܲܝ̈ (nāwbay)	2nd person	ܢܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (nāwbūḵ)	ܢܵܘܒܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (nāwbāḵ)	ܢܵܘܒܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (nāwbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܢܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (nāwbē)	3rd person	ܢܵܘܒܘܼ̈ܗܝ (nāwbūh)	ܢܵܘܒ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (nāwbōh)	ܢܵܘܒܗ̈ܘܿܢ (nāwbhōn)

Derived terms

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