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bina ܒܝܼܢܵܐ

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

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. breath
  2. What do you want? (response to a call).
  3. Please repeat (said when you do not hear somebody’s words)

Examples

har kha-ga shetyale b-kha bina
ܗܵܪ ܚܵ ܓܵܐ ܫܸܬܝܵܠܸܐ ܒ ܚܵ ܒܝܼܢܵܐ
He has drunk it all at once, with just one breath
maryekh iii bina
ܡܵܪܝܸܚ ܐܝܼܝܼܝܼ ܒܝܼܢܵܐ
to be long suffering

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 104.

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