ܫܘܬܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

Root
ܘ ܬ ܒ‎ (w t b)
3 terms
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʃoːtu.]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ʃoːtiv.]

Verb

ܫܵܘܬܸܒ݂ • (šāwtiḇ) (present participle ܫܵܘܬܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ‎ (šāwtuḇē), past participle ܡܫܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (mšāwtḇā))

  1. to retire (to stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness)
    ‏ܣܵܒ݂ܝܼ ܒܸܬ ܫܵܘܬܸܒ݂ ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܬܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܦܠܵܚܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܪܒܥܝܼ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    sāḇī bit šāwtiḇ b-šētā d-ātyā min bār plāḥā qā arbʿī šinnē.
    My grandfather will retire next year after working for forty years.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ܡܫܵܘܬܒ݂ܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (mšāwtḇānutā, “retirement”)
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