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baraye ܒܵܪܵܝܸܐ

baraye is the Assyrian word for behind — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. behind; back

Examples

men-baray
ܡܸܢ ܒܵܪܵܝ
from behind
al-baray
ܐܵܠ ܒܵܪܵܝ
backwards
baray
ܒܵܪܵܝ
expresses a greater distance behind than +
bar khasu
ܒܵܪ ܚܵܣܘ̣
close behind him
khayyuta raba barayeva
ܚܵܝܝܘ̣ܬܵܐ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܒܵܪܵܝܸܘܵܐ
Life was very backward
mujjur machkhenne ana o-vazzer, nonen biyyu pakhalta mennu tal-ben, kat-atini baray?
ܡܘ̣ܓ̃ܓ̃ܘ̣ܪ ܡܵܟ̃ܚܸܢܢܸܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܐܘ̇ ܘܵܙܙܸܪ، ܢܘ̇ܢܸܢ ܒܝܼܝܝܘ̣ ܦܵܚܵܠܬܵܐ ܡܸܢܢܘ̣ ܛܵܠ ܒܸܢ، ܩܵܬ ܐܵܬܝܼܢܝܼ ܒܵܪܵܝ؟
How can I find the vizier to plead with him and beg forgiveness from him, so that he will come back?

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 110.

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