ܛܠܒ

Borrowed from Arabic طَلَبَ (ṭalaba), creating the denominal root

• (standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːlebː]

ܛܵܠܹܒ • (ṭālēb) (present participle ܛܠܵܒܵܐ (ṭlābā), past participle ܛܠܝܼܒܵܐ (ṭlībā))

1. to ask for; request; order

   ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܛܠܝܼܒ ܠܹܗ ܙܘܼܙܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.

   yālā b-ˁālōlā ṭlīb lēh zūzē minī.

   A boy in the street asked me for money.

2. to propose; get engaged; be betrothed

   ܒܪܵܬܝܼ ܛܠܝܼܒܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― brātī ṭlībtā ìlāh. ― My daughter is engaged.

   • Matthew 1:18:

     ܡܵܘܠܵܕܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ: ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܝܸܡܹܗ ܛܠܝܼܒܬܵ‌ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܵܘܣܸܦ، ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܫܲܪܲܟܬܵܝܗ‌ܝ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܙܝܼܬܵ‌ܐ ܒܛܝܼܢܬܵ‌ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ.

     māwlādā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā hādḵā wē lēh: īman dmaryam yimmēh ṭlībtā‌ā ìwā lyāwsip, min qam šarraktāyh‌y pīš lāh ḥzītā‌ā bṭīntā‌ā min rūḥā dqudšā.

     Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

• (request): ܒܲܩܸܪ (baqir)
• (propose, betroth): ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr)