ܡܣܡ ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Causitive of ܣܵܐܹܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (sāˀēm bālā, literally “to set the mind to”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mas.sɪm.‿bɑːlɑː]

Verb

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ • (massim bālā) (present participle ܡܲܣܘܼܡܹܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (massūmē bālā), past participle ܡܘܼܣܡܵܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (mūsmā bālā))

  1. to take care, look after, tend to [+ ܥܲܠ‎ (object) = over, upon]
    Synonyms: ܝܵܨܹܦ‎ (yāṣēp), ܬܲܓܒܸܪ‎ (tagbir)
    ‏ܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܣܡܵܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇‎ ― aya masmā bālā ˁal aḇōh ― She takes care of her father.
    ‏ܡܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.‎‎ ― mūsim lī bālā ˁal šaḇrē kaḏ zīlā ìwet wā. ― I looked after the children when you were gone.
  2. to pay attention [+ ܠ-‎ (object) = to]
    Synonyms: ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܐܸܕ݂ܢܵܐ‎ (dāḇēq iḏnā), ܙܵܗܹܪ‎ (zāhēr), ܥܵܐܹܪ‎ (ˁāˀēr)
    ‏ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ!‎‎ ― massim bālā l-ūrḥā! ― Pay attention to the road!
  3. to take into consideration, take into account [+ ܠ-‎ (object) = to]
    ‏ܠܹܐ ܬܲܚܡܸܢ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܣܡܸܢ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܐܸܠܹܗ.‎‎ ― lē taḥmin, ānā bit masmin bālā illēh. ― No worries, I will take it into consideration.

Interjection

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ • (massim bālā) m sg (feminine singular ܡܲܣܸܡܝ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (massim bālā), plural ܡܲܣܡܘܼܢ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (masmūn bālā)) (imperative of the above)

  1. goodbye, take care!
    ‏ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂!‎‎ ― massim bālā, allāhā hāwē ˁamūḵ! ― Take care, God be with you!
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