ܠܗܝܒܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
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| ܠ ܗ ܒ (l h b) |
| 6 terms |
Passive participle of the verb ܠܵܗܹܒ݂ (lāhēḇ, “to flame; to be/become alight”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (lhīḇā) (feminine ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (lhīḇtā), plural ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (lhīḇē))
- turned on, switched on, on, lit, burning
- Synonyms: ܟ̰ܡܝܼܥܵܐ (čmīˁā), ܕܥܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (dˁīḵā)
- ܠܵܐ ܫܵܒ݂ܩܹܬ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― lā šāḇqēt lhōn šrāḡāṯē lhīḇē īman pālṭēt min baytā. ― Do not leave the lights on when you leave the house.
- ܐܸܠܵܐ ܐܸܢ ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܠܗܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܠܹܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܥܵܐ. ― illā in d-hāwyā lhīḇtā, lē ṭāḇˁā. ― Unless it is switched on, it won’t print.
Usage notes
[edit]This is used to describe things which have turned on or started to burn by their own, not caused to be turn on. The adjective ܡܘܼܠܗܒ݂ܵܐ (mulhḇā) is used to describe things which have been caused to turn on.