ܡܚܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܒ ܒ‎ (ḥ b b)
3 terms

Etymology

Causitive of ܚܵܒܹܒ݂‎ (ḥābēḇ), corresponding to Aramaic אַחֵב‎ (ʾaḥḥeḇ); compare Arabic أَحَبَّ‎ (ʔaḥabba) and Hebrew אָהַב‎ (aháv).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [max.xəb]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [mɑħ.ħəb], [max.xəb]

Verb

ܡܲܚܸܒ • (maḥḥib) (present participle ܡܲܚܘܼܒܹܐ‎ (maḥubē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ‎ (muḥibbā))

  1. (transitive) to love
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinnāḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a woman)
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibinuḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a man)
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānāḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a woman)
    ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē maḥḥibānuḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)
    • John 3:16:
      ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܠܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ ܝܼܚܝܼܕܵܝܵܐ، ܕܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܗܲܡܸܢ ܒܝܼܹܗ ܠܵܐ ܛܵܠܹܩ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܝܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܥܵܠܲܡ.‎‎
      sābāb hādḵā allāhā muḥib lēh l-ʿālmā dāḵī d-yuḇēl lēh l-bronēh īḥīdāyā, d-kul man d-hammin bīyēh lā ṭālēq, illā hāwē lēh ḥayyē d-l-ʿālam.
      For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
  2. (transitive) to like a friend, family member, loved one, object, food, etc.
    ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܹܗ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ.‎‎
    awa muḥib lēh mēḵultā rābā.
    He liked the food a lot.

Conjugation

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