ܝܬܝܪ ܛܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [jat.tirː‿tˤɑːwɑː]

Adjective

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ • (yatīr ṭāḇā) (feminine ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (yatīr ṭāḇtā), plural ܝܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (tīr ṭāḇē))

  1. comparative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ṭāḇā, “good, pleasant, well”); better
    Antonym: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܚܸܪܒܵܐ‎ (yatīr ḥirbā)
    ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܙܲܡܵܪܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.‎‎
    awa zammārā yatīr ṭāḇā minī.
    He's a better singer than I am.
    • Ecclesiastes 7:8:
      ‏ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܚܲܪܬܵܐ ܕܨܒ݂ܘܿܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܘܼܪܵܝܘܿܗ̇. ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܪܝܼܟ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܒܹܐܢܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܵܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܪܘܼܚܵܐ.‎‎
      yatīr ṭāḇtā ìlāh ḥartā d-ṣḇōtā min šūrāyōh. yatīr ṭāḇtā ìlāh yarīḵūtā d-bēnā min rāmūtā d-rūḥā.
      The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
    • Hebrews 8:6:
      ‏ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܚܕܵܐ ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܥܸܠܵܝܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܬܸܫܡܸܫܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܢܝܼ ܟܵܗ̈ܢܹܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܝܼܠܹܗ ܡܸܨܥܵܝܵܐ ܕܚܲܕ݇ ܘܲܥܕܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒܵܐ، ܣܵܒܵܒ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܬܐܸܣܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܩܵܘܠܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ .‎‎
      īnā ādīyā awa qūbil lēh ḥdā tišmištā yatīr ˁillāytā min tišmištā d-ānī kāhnē, ayḵ d-īlēh miṣˁāyā d-ḥa waˁdā yatīr ṭābā, sābāb pīšā ìlēh šūtˀissā ˁal qāwlē yatīr ṭāḇē .
      But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
    • Hebrews 11:40:
      ‏ܟܲܕ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܸܠܲܢ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ ܐܵܢܝܼ ܠܹܐ ܦܵܝܫܝܼ ܡܘܼܓܡܸܪܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
      kad allāhā hūdrā ìlēh ḥad mindī yatīr ṭāḇā illan, hādḵā d-lā dīyan ānī lē pāyšī mūgmirrē.
      God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

See also

Adverb

ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (yatīr ṭāḇā)

  1. comparative degree of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ṭāḇā, “well”); better
    ‏ܟܸܪܟ݂ܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܝܘܼܗ݇ܒ݂ܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܢܲܦ̮ܛܵܐ.‎‎
    kirḵānā kē pālēḥ yatīr ṭāḇā ādīyā min d-yūḇēh lī nafṭā.
    The engine runs better now that I've given it some oil.
    ‏ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܟܹܐ ܝܵܕܹܥ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.‎‎
    sargōn kē yādēˁ lāh yatīr ṭāḇā minī.
    Sargon knows her better than I do.
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