ܪܒܝܨܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܪ ܒ ܨ (r b ṣ)
4 terms

Passive participle of ܪܵܒ݂ܹܨ (rāḇēṣ, to press; apply pressure to).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [rəwiːsˤɑː]

Adjective

ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ • (rḇīṣā) (feminine ܪܒ݂ܝܼܨܬܵܐ (rḇīṣtā), plural ܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܨܹܐ (rḇīṣē))

  1. pressed, squeezed, squashed
    Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥlīṣā), ܥܡܝܼܟ̰ܵܐ (ˁmīčā), ܒܥܝܼܟ̰ܵܐ (bˁīčā)
  2. anxious, stressed, stressed out
    Synonyms: ܕܠܝܼܚܵܐ (dlīḥā), ܥܝܼܩܵܐ (ˁīqā)
  3. (grammar) followed by the vowel sign rḇāṣā
    Coordinate terms: ܙܩܝܼܦܵܐ (zqīpā), ܦܬܝܼܚܵܐ (ptīḥā), ܙܠܝܼܡܵܐ (zlīmā), ܚܒ݂ܝܼܨܵܐ (ḥḇīṣā), ܪܘܝܼܚܵܐ (rwīḥā)

Usage notes

  • (rḇāṣā): This is usually used in the feminine form since the name of the letter ܘܲܘ (waw) is feminine.