Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb ܛܵܒ݂ܸܥ (ṭāḇiˁ, “to fall asleep”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [tˤwiʔa]
Adjective[edit]
ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ • (ṭḇīˁā) (feminine ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܬܵܐ (ṭḇīˁtā), plural ܛܒ݂ܝܼܥܹ̈ܐ (ṭḇīˁē))
- asleep, sleeping
- (figuratively, offensive) unintelligent, dumb, slow