ܡܟܒܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܟ ܒ ܪ (k b r)
3 terms

Intensitive stem of the verb ܟܵܒ݂ܹܪ (kāḇēr), from Aramaic כַּבֵּר (kabbēr); the latter sense is a Semantic loan from Arabic كَبَّرَ (kabbara).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [kabberː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃab.bɪr.]

Verb

ܡܟܲܒܸܪ • (mkabbir) (present participle ܡܟܲܒܘܼܪܹܐ (mkabūrē), past participle ܡܟܘܼܒܪܵܐ (mkubrā))

1. (transitive) to increase, multiply, make much/many

   Synonyms: ܡܲܣܓ݂ܹܐ (masḡē), ܡܪܲܒܹܐ (mrabbē)

2. (transitive) to say the takbir: اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَر (allāhu ʔakbar, “God is greater”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܟܲܒܸܪ (mkabbir)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܝܼ (mkūbir lī)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mkūbir lūḵ)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܹܗ (mkūbir lēh)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܲܢ (mkūbir lan)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mkūbir lāwḵōn)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mkūbir lhōn)
	f		ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mkūbir lāḵ)	ܡܟܘܼܒܸܪ ܠܵܗ̇ (mkūbir lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܟܲܒܪܸܢ (mkabrin)	ܡܟܲܒܪܸܬ (mkabrit)	ܡܟܲܒܸܪ (mkabbir)	ܡܟܲܒܪܲܚ (mkabraḥ)	ܡܟܲܒܪܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mkabrītōn)	ܡܟܲܒܪܝܼ (mkabrī)
	f	ܡܟܲܒܪܲܢ (mkabran)	ܡܟܲܒܪܵܬܝ (mkabrāt)	ܡܟܲܒܪܵܐ (mkabrā)
imperative	m		ܟܲܒܸܪ (kabbir)			ܟܲܒܪܘܼܢ (kabrūn)
	f		ܟܲܒܸܪܝ (kabbir)