ܒܘܬ ܚܛܪ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [but.‿xɑːtˤerː]

Preposition[edit]

ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܹܪ (būt ḥāṭēr)

  1. for the sake of, on account of, because of
    Synonyms: ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܒܵܐ (min gēbā), ܠܡܣܲܬܪܵܢܘܼܬ (lmsatrānūt)
    ܫܪܝܼ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ، ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܹܪ ܟܹܐܢܘܼܬܵܐ!
    šrī l-awa gaḇrā, būt ḥāṭēr kēnūtā!
    Release this man, for the sake of justice!
    ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܵܐ ܠܝܼ ܟܠܵܗ̇ ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܪܘܼܟ݂ ܘܚܲܕܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂.
    ˁḇīdā lī kullāh būt ḥāṭrūḵ w-ḥadūtūḵ.
    I did all of this for you and your happiness.

Inflection[edit]