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bassa ܒܵܣܣܵܐ

bassa is the Assyrian word for enough, sufficient — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. enough, sufficient

Examples

bassi
ܒܵܣܣܝܼ
That is enough for me
bassukhila
ܒܵܣܣܘ̣ܚ ܐܝܼܠܵܐ
That is enough for you
bassukhmendaha
ܒܵܣܣܘ̣ܚܡܸܢܕܵܗܵܐ
You have enough of that, you have done enough of that (stop it!)
tre dane bassa
ܬܪܹܐ ܕܵܢܹܐ ܒܵܣܣܵܐ
two (e.g. eggs) are enough
lena bassa vaya
ܠܹܢܵܐ ܒܵܣܣܵܐ ܘܵܝܵܐ
They are not sufficient

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 100.

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