ܡܣܡ ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook

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

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ • (massim bālā) (present participle ܡܲܣܘܼܡܹܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ (masūmē bālā), past participle ܡܘܼܣܡܵܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ (musmā bālā))

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.
to pay attention [+ ܠ- (object) = to]
Synonyms: ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܐܸܕ݂ܢܵܐ (dāḇēq iḏnā), ܙܵܗܹܪ (zāhēr), ܥܵܐܹܪ (ˁāˀēr)

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ! ― massim bālā l-urḥā! ― Pay attention to the road!
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.

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

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