giba ܓܝܼܒܵܐ
giba is the Assyrian word for side — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.
Computer-generated pronunciation.
Meaning
- side
Forms
| Plural | gibane |
|---|
Examples
men gibet
ܡܸܢ ܓܝܼܒܸܬ
instead of
nipukhta
ܢܝܼܦܘ̣ܚܬܵܐ
say
men … giba
according to, on account of
men-snikuta giba kheshlun al-idate prishe
ܡܸܢ ܣܢܝܼܩܘ̣ܬܵܐ ܓܝܼܒܵܐ ܚܸܫܠܘ̣ܢ ܐܵܠ ܐܝܼܕܵܬܸܐ ܦܪܝܼܫܸܐ
According to need they went over to different churches
men-gibet alaha
ܡܸܢ ܓܝܼܒܸܬ ܐܵܠܵܗܵܐ
divine
men-kha giba
ܡܸܢ ܚܵܐ ܓܝܼܒܵܐ
on the one hand
t-aven al-gibet davva nasha
ܛ ܐܵܘܸܢ ܵܠ ܓܝܼܒܸܬ ܕܵܘܘܵܐ ܢܵܫܵܐ
I shall take the side of that man
l-a-yba l-o-yba
ܠ ܐܵ ܝܒܵܐ ܠ ܐܘ̇ ܝܒܵܐ
here and there
Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 166.
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