ܡܣܡ ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

ܡܲܣܸܡ‎ (massim, “to cause to ordain; to set”) + ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (bālā, “mind”) Literally, “to set the mind”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [mas.sim.‿baːlaː]

Verb

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ • (massim bālā) (present participle ܡܲܣܘܼܡܹܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (masumē bālā), past participle ܡܘܼܣܸܡܵܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (musimmā bālā))

  1. to take care, look after, tend to
  2. to take into consideration, take into account

Synonyms
  • (take care of, look after): ܬܲܓܒܸܪ‎ (tagbir), ܝܵܨܹܦ‎ (yāṣēp)

Interjection

ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ • (massim bālā)

  1. take care (to a man)
    ‏ܦܘܿܫ ܒܫܲܝܢܵܐ، ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ، ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܗܵܘܹܐ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂!‎‎
    poš bšaynā, massim bālā, allāhā hāwē ʿamuḵ!
    Goodbye, take care, may God be with you!

Usage notes
  • This is said to a single male; the feminine singular is ܡܲܣܡܝ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (masm bālā), and the plural is ܡܲܣܸܡܘܼܢ ܒܵܠܵܐ‎ (massimun bālā).
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