Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَبَب (sabab, cause, reason).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [sɑːbɑbː]
    • IPA(key): [sa.bab.], [sɑːb] (colloquial)

Conjunction

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ܣܵܒܵܒ (sābāb)

  1. because
    ܠܵܐ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܪܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.
    lā zīl lī, sābāb mrīˁā ìwen wā.
    I did not go, because I was sick.

See also

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  NODES
Note 1