ܥܒܕ ܢܦܫܗ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ ܪܘܼܚܹܗ (ˁāḇēḏ rūḥēh), ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ ܓܵܢܹܗ (ˁāḇēḏ gānēh)

Etymology

Literally, “To do/make oneself”

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ʕaːweːð‿naf.ʃeːh]

Verb

ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ • (ˁāḇēḏ nafšēh)

  1. (reflexive) to feign (attempt to deceive by false acting)
    ܠܵܐ ܡܗܲܝܡܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܕܘܼܓܠܹܗ. ܝܼܠܹܗ ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܵܐ
    lā mhaymnītōn duglēh. īlēh biˁḇāḏā nafšēh miskēnā
    Don’t believe his lies. He is making himself out to be innocent.
    ܒܸܥܒ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܗ̇ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܡܥܵܐ ܠܝܼ
    biˁḇāḏā nafšāh lā kē šāmˁā lī
    She’s feigning that she can’t hear me.
  2. (reflexive) to behave, act; to conduct oneself
    Synonyms: ܡܕܲܒܸܪ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ (mdabbir nafšēh), ܡܗܲܦܸܟ݂ (mhappiḵ)

Usage notes

This verb is conjugated as appropriate for person, gender, and tense.

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