ܝܘܐܒܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܘ ܐ ܒ (w ˀ b)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ju.ʔɑːwɑː]

Noun

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ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ (yūˀāḇām sg (plural ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (yūˀāḇē))

  1. wish, desire, hope
    Synonym: ܣܘܼܘܵܚܵܐ (suwwāḥā)
    ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܦܵܝܫܵܐ ܡܡܲܬ݂ܠܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    yāltā zˁōrtā īṯ lāh yūˀāḇā d-pāyšā mmaṯlānīṯā.
    The little girl has a wish to become an actress.
  2. (in the plural) regards, good wishes
    Synonym: ܫܠܵܡܹ̈ܐ (šlāmē)
    ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܬ ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܚܘܼܟ݂ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܬ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂.
    yāḇēt yūˀāḇē qā aḥūḵ īman d-ḥāzēt lēh bār hādaḵ.
    Give regards to your brother when you next see him.
  3. kind regards, yours sincerely polite closing of a letter or e-mail communication
    ܝܘܼܐܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ.yūˀāḇē, yōḥannān.Kind regards, John.

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