ܡܥܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܥ ܪ ܒ‎ (ʿ r b)
4 terms

Denominal verb from ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā, “west”). The sense of “to westernize” in terms of western countries is a neologism and calque of English westernize.

Pronunciation 1

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.ru.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [maʔ.rɪv.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [maʕ.ru.]

Verb

ܡܲܥܪܸܒ݂ • (maʿriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܥܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (maʿruḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (muʿrḇā))

  1. to make to set
  2. to westernize
  3. to westernize (to make like the western countries)
    ‏ܒܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܵܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܡܘܼܥܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܵܬܘܵܬܲܢ̈ ܘܡܕܝܼܢܵܬܲܢ̈ ܓܡܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ.‎‎
    b-šinnē ḥārāyē muʿriḇ lhon mātwātan w-mdīnātan gmīrāʾīt.
    In the last years they totally westernized our villages and cities.
Conjugation
Antonyms
  • ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇānā, “westernizer”)
  • ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇānutā, “westernization”)

Pronunciation 2

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maʕ.ro.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [maʔ.rav.]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [maʕ.ro.]

Noun

ܡܲܥܪܲܒ݂ • (maʿraḇ)

  1. construct state of ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (maʿrḇā)
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