ܡܒܣܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܣ ܡ (b s m)
3 terms

Intensitive and causative stems of ܒܵܣܹܡ (bāsēm, “to be/become pleasant, healed”); compare Hebrew בישם (bisém, “to aromatise”).

Pronunciation

  • ܡܒܲܣܸܡ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [məbas.sɪm.]
  • ܡܲܒܣܸܡ:
    • (standard) IPA(key): [mab.sɪm.]

Verb

ܡܒܲܣܸܡ • (mbassim) (present participle ܡܒܲܣܘܼܡܹܐ (mbasūmē), past participle ܡܒܘܼܣܡܵܐ (mbusmā))

  1. (transitive) to please
    ܩܵܠܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܡܒܲܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ. ― qālā qim mbassim lēh. ― The sound pleased him.
  2. (transitive) to heal, cure, make whole
    Synonym: ܡܐܲܣܹܐ (mˀassē)
    ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܡܒܲܣܸܡ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― allāhā mbassim lūḵ ― get well soon (literally, “May God heal you”)
    ܡܒܘܼܣܸܡ ܠܹܗ ܡܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܘܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܣܟܹܝܢܹ̈ܐ. ― mbūsim lēh mrīˁē w-mūˀḵil lēh miskēnē. ― He healed the sick and fed the poor.

Conjugation

Verb

ܡܲܒܣܸܡ • (mabsim) (present participle ܡܲܒܣܘܼܡܹܐ (mabsūmē), past participle ܡܘܼܒܣܡܵܐ (mubsmā))

  1. (transitive) to enjoy, enjoy oneself, have fun
    Synonyms: ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē), ܥܵܕ݂ܹܢ (ˁāḏēn)
    ܡܲܒܣܡܘܼܢ! ܒܲܣܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ ܦܘܼܙܵܢܹ̈ܐ. ― mabsmūn! bassā wēmūn pūzānē. ― Have fun! Stop being frowny!
    ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܦܵܪܚܵܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܡܲܒܣܘܼܡܹܐ ܝܘܸܬ. ― ˁiddānā kē pārḥā kaḏ mabsūmē ìwet. ― Time flies when you’re having fun.

Conjugation

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