ܡܬܘܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܬ ܘ ܒ (t w b)
2 terms

From the intensitive stem of Aramaic תָּב (tāḇ, “to return, change direction, turn away”); cognate to Hebrew שָׁב (sháv, “to return, repent”), Ugaritic 𐎘𐎁 (ṯb, “to return”), Arabic ثَابَ (ṯāba, “to return, come back”), and تَابَ (tāba, “to repent”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mətawwɪv.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [tawwɪb.]

Verb

ܡܬܲܘܸܒ݂ • (mtawwiḇ) (present participle ܡܬܲܘܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (mtawūḇē), past participle ܡܬܘܼܘܒ݂ܵܐ (mtūwḇā))

1. to repent, regret

   Synonyms: ܦܵܫܹܡ (pāšēm), ܬܵܘܹܐ (tāwē), ܕܵܥܹܪ (dāˁēr)

   • Matthew 3:1-2:

     ܒܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ، ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕܵܢܵܐ، ܡܲܟ݂ܪܘܼܙܹܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕ݂، ܒܹܐܡܵܪܵܐ: «ܬܲܘܒܘܼܢ، ܡܛܸܠ ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡܲܠܟܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܫܡܲܝܵܐ».

     b-hinnōn yāwmānē, ṯē lēh yōḥannān maˁmdānā, maḵruzzē gāw barīyā d-īhūḏ, bēmārā: “tawbūn, mṭil qrīḇ lāh malkūṯā d-šmayyā”.

     In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

   • Acts 3:19:

     ܒܵܣ ܬܲܘܒܘܼܢ ܘܕܥܘܿܪܘܼܢ ܕܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܫܒ݂ܝܼܩܹ̈ܐ ܚܸܛܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ، ܘܕܐܵܬ݂ܝܼ ܥܲܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܢܝܵܚܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ،

     bās tawbūn w-dˁōrūn d-pāyšī šḇīqē ḥiṭyāṯāwḵōn, w-d-āṯī ˁallāwḵōn zaḇnē d-nyāḥā min māryā,

     Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܬܲܘܸܒ݂ (mtawwiḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (mtūwiḇ lī)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mtūwiḇ lūḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (mtūwiḇ lēh)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (mtūwiḇ lan)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mtūwiḇ lāwḵōn)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mtūwiḇ lhōn)
	f		ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mtūwiḇ lāḵ)	ܡܬܘܼܘܸܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (mtūwiḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܸܢ (mtawḇin)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܸܬ (mtawḇit)	ܡܬܲܘܸܒ݂ (mtawwiḇ)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܲܚ (mtawḇaḥ)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mtawḇītōn)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܝܼ (mtawḇī)
	f	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܲܢ (mtawḇan)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܵܬܝ (mtawḇāt)	ܡܬܲܘܒ݂ܵܐ (mtawḇā)
imperative	m		ܬܲܘܸܒ݂ (tawwiḇ)			ܬܲܘܒ݂ܘܼܢ (tawḇūn)
	f		ܬܲܘܸܒ݂ܝ (tawwiḇ)

Related terms

• ܬܝܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (tyāḇūṯā, “repentance”)
• ܬܘܵܬ ܪܸܥܝܵܢܵܐ ܬܘܵܬܲܢܝܼ ܕ (twāt riˁyānā twātanī d, “a feeling of regret urged me to”)