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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