ܒܬܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܬ ܪ (b t r)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic בָּתַר (bāṯar), itself from בְּ־ (bə-, in; with) + אֲתַר (ˀăṯar, trace of); absolute form of ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (aṯrā, country).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːθar]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [boːtar]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [baːθˤarˤ], [baːθˤɪrˤ], [baːθˤərˤ], [baθˤɪrˤ], [baθˤərˤ]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [bar]

Preposition

ܒܵܬ݇ܪ or ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ • (bār or bāṯar)

  1. behind, after (in time and space)
    ܝܼܠܵܗ̇ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂īlāh bāṯrōḵShe’s behind you.
    ܒܸܬ ܬܵܦܩܲܚ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܡܫܘܼܠܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܫܘܼܓ݂ܠܵܐ.
    bit tāpqaḥ biḥḏāḏē bāṯar d-mšūlim lōḵ šuḡlā.
    We will meet after you finish work.
    ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܩܲܪܝܼܪܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܟܸܪܝܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܡܸܢ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ.
    qrāḇā qarīrā mšūrē lāh b-miṯḥā kiryā bāṯar min qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā.
    The Cold War began shortly after the second World War.
  2. following

Usage notes

  • The English adverb and preposition after does not have an immediate counterpart in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic; rather, a phrase like ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ (bāṯar ˁiddānā, literally after (this) time) or ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ (bāṯar hādaḵ, literally after such) can be used as an adverb.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ
base form ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ (bāṯar)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܝܼ (bāṯrī) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܲܢ (bāṯran)
2nd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (bāṯrōḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṯrāḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṯrawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ (bāṯrēh) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܗ̇ (bāṯrāh) ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪܗܘܿܢ (bāṯarhōn)

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