sabab ܣܵܒܵܒ

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

Computer-generated pronunciation.

Meaning

Plural	sababe

gdila sabab vile ana jarpen

ܓܕܝܼܠܵܐ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܓ̃ܵܪܦܸܢ

The ice caused me to slip

men-sabab, m-sabab, sabab, sab

ܡܸܢ ܣܵܒܵܒ، ܡ ܣܵܒܵܒ، ܣܵܒܵܒ، ܣܵܒ

because

gari ana bakren men-yemmo sabab yemmo gurvestola

ܓܵܪܝܼ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܵܩܪܸܢ ܡܸܢ ܝܸܡܡܘ̇ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܝܸܡܡܘ̇ ܓܘ̣ܪܘܸܣܬܘ̇ܠܵܐ

I must ask her mother, because her mother has brought her up

majbur vile paletva sab letva gu-Urmi shulane

ܡܵܓ̃ܒܘ̣ܪ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ ܦܵܠܸܛܘܵܐ ܣܵܒ ܠܸܬܘܵܐ ܓܘ̣ ܐܘ̣ܪܡܝܼ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܢܸܐ

He had to leave, because there were no jobs in Urmi

m-sabab meshshelmanuta marzanane zettela

ܡ ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܸܫܫܸܠܡܵܢܘ̣ܬܵܐ ܡܵܪܙܵܢܵܢܹ ܙܸܬܬܸܠܵܐ

because Islam had increased around them

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 272.