ܠܒܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܠ ܒ ܫ (l b š)
3 terms

From Aramaic לְבַשׁ (ləḇaš); related to Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa), Hebrew לָבַשׁ (lavásh).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [lɑːweʃː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [laːvɪʃː]

Verb

ܠܵܒ݂ܹܫ • (lāḇēš) (present participle ܠܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (lḇāšā), past participle ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (lḇīšā))

  1. to wear, put on, clothe oneself, get dressed (clothings, accessories, and anything worn on the body)
    Antonym: ܡܫܲܠܸܚ (mšalliḥ)
    ܡܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫܬܵܐ ܗ̇ܝ؟ ― mā ìlāh lḇīštā aya? ― What is she wearing?
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܟܘܿܬܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܵܠܛܹܬ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ. ― lḇōš kōtīnā īman d-pālṭēt min baytā. ― Put on a jacket when you leave the house.
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܬܲܡܣܘܼܟ݂ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܪܹܬ ܓܵܘ ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ. ― lḇōš tamsūḵ īman d-ˁāḇrēt gāw raddāytā. ― Put on your seatbelt when you get into the car.
  2. to treat as unimportant
    ܩܲܝ ܩܸܡ ܠܵܒ݂ܫܹܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܗ̇ܘ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ؟ ― qay qim lāḇšēt wā lī awa yāwmā? ― Why did you treat me as unimportant the other day?
  3. (figuratively) to put on, take on
    ܠܒ݂ܘܿܫ ܢܘܼܟ݂ܦܵܐ ― lḇōš nuḵpā ― Put on shame.
  4. (with ܦܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (paḡrā, “body”)) to incarnate (of God)

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