ܕܠܩܘܒܠ

From Aramaic דַּלְקֻבֵּל (dalqūḇel, literally “that which is against”). See also ܒܲܪܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (barquḇl, “against, opposite (physically)”). The pronunciation with /r/ rather than /l/ may be due to influence from the Kurdish loanword ܒܵܪܵܐ (bārā, “side”).

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ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ • (dalquḇl)

1. against, contrary, opposed (not physically)

   Antonym: ܥܲܡ (ˁam, “with”)

   ܥܲܡܝܼ ܝܲܢ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܝܼ ܝܘܸܬ؟ ― ˁamī yan dalquḇlī ìwet? ― Are you with me or against me?

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܲܪܚܵܐ، ܫܘܼܠܛܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܙܲܝܕܵܐ ܩܸܫܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܩܵܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܪܗܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ

   āhā yarḥā, šulṭānūtā bit mazzaydā qišyūtā d-qānōnē dalquḇl rhīḇūtā

   This month, the government will strengthen laws against terrorism.

   • Romans 8:31:
   • ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܐܵܡܪܲܚ ܒܘܼܬ ܐܲܢܹܐ؟ ܐܸܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܓܹܒܲܢ ܝܠܹܗ، ܡܵܢܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܲܢ؟

     What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

• ܕܲܠܩܸܒ݂ (dalqiḇ, “to oppose”)
• ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܐ (dalquḇlā, “opposite”)
• ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܵܐ (dalquḇlāyā, “opponent”)
• ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܐܝܼܬ (dalquḇlāˀīt, “on the contrary”)
• ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ (dalquḇlāyūtā, “opposition”)