ܢܒܚ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܢ ܒ ܚ (n b ḥ)
1 term

Compare Arabic نَبَحَ (nabaḥa) and Hebrew נָבַח (navákh).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ (nāḇēḥ) (present participle ܢܒ݂ܵܚܵܐ (nḇāḥā), past participle ܢܒ݂ܝܼܚܵܐ (nḇīḥā))

  1. to bark, yelp
    ܟܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܲܢ̈ ܟܹܐ ܢܵܒ݂ܹܚ ܟܠ ܠܲܝܠܹܐ.kalḇā d-šḇāḇan kē nāḇēḥ kul laylē.Our neighbours’ dog barks every night.
  2. (offensive) to speak, talk
  3. (offensive) to complain, bicker

Conjugation

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