ܗܠܒܬ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian البته (albatte) with an additional /h/ added from a dialect of Kurdish, ultimately from Arabic الْبَتَّة (al-batta).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [hal.bat.]

Adverb[edit]

ܗܲܠܒܲܬ (halbat)

  1. of course, naturally, certainly
    ܗܲܠܒܲܬ ܒܸܬ ܥܵܕܪܹܢܘܼܟ݂.halbat bit ˁādrēnūḵ.Of course I will help you.

Interjection[edit]

ܗܲܠܒܲܬ (halbat)

  1. of course, for sure indication of enthusiastic agreement

See also[edit]