ܗܠܒܬ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hal.bat.]

Adverb

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ܗܲܠܒܲܬ (halbat)

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

Interjection

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ܗܲܠܒܲܬ (halbat)

  1. of course, for sure indication of enthusiastic agreement

See also

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