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-ʿālolā ṭlib lēh zuzē minī.

   A boy in the street asked me for money.

2. to propose; get engaged; be betrothed

   ‏ܒܪܵܬܝܼ ܛܠܝܼܒܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇.‎‎ ― brātī ṭlibtā 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-īšoʿ mšīḥā hādḵā wē lēh: īman dmaryam yimmēh ṭlibtā‌ā ìwā lyāwsip, min qam šarraktāyh‌y piš lāh ḥzītā‌ā bṭintā‌ā min ruḥā 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)