ܒܪܡܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܡ ܫ (r m š)
1 term

From ܒ- (b-, in) + ܪܲܡܫܵܐ (ramšā, evening). The alternative dialectal vocalization being either a corruption, from its absolute form ܪܡܸܫ (rmiš), or from a dialectal variant of ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܪ̈ܲܡܫܹܐ (bēṯ ramšē).

Pronunciation

Adverb

ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ or ܒܲܪܡܵܫܹܐ or ܒܹܪܲܡ݇ܫܹܐ • (b-ramšā or barmāšē or bēraššē)

  1. in the evening
    ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܲܢ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ.
    plīṭ lan b-ramšā mšūwḥrā.
    We went out late in the evening.
  2. (time) post meridiem, p.m.
    Synonym: ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܛܲܗܪܵܐ (bāṯar ṭahrā)
    ܫܵܥܲܬ݂ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐšāˁaṯ ḥammiš b-ramšāFive p.m.

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