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lebba ܠܸܒܒܵܐ

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

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

  1. heart
  2. intention
  3. stomach

Forms

Plurallebbe, lebbavate

Examples

lebbi bile atkha oden
ܠܸܒܒܝܼ ܒܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܵܬܚܵܐ ܐܘ̇ܕܸܢ
I ventured to do this (lit. my heart wanted to do this)
lebbi varele kato
ܠܸܒܒܝܼ ܘܵܪܸܠܸܐ ܩܵܬܘ̇
I love her so much (lit. my heart enters into her)
lebbi verre ka-de brata
ܠܸܒܒܝܼ ܘܸܪܪܸܐ ܩܵܐ ܕܹܐ ܒܪܵܬܵܐ
I am infatuated about that girl
lebbu verre
ܠܸܒܒܘ̣ ܘܸܪܪܸܐ
He fainted/He was scared/He was in ecstasy
yavvel i lebba
ܝܵܘܘܸܠ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ
to encourage, to console
karem i lebba, shakel i lebba
ܩܵܪܸܡ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ، ܫܵܩܸܠ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ
to please
shameti lebba
ܫܵܡܸܛ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ
to sadden, to grieve
khales i lebba, ayeki lebba
ܚܵܠܸܣ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ، ܐܵܝܸܩ ܐܝܼ ܠܸܒܒܵܐ
to miss

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 197.

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