ܒܣܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܣ ܒ ܪ (s b r)
4 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bəsaw.rɑː]

Adverb

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (bsaḇrā)

1. to hope (with ܕ- (d-))

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂. ― bsaḇrā ìwen wā dḥāzēn lūḵ. ― I hoped to see you.

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ. ― bsaḇrā ìwen d-ātē b-qurbā. ― I hope he will come soon.

2. to hope for (with ܥܲܠ (ˁal))

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܢܬܵܝܬܵܐ. ― bsaḇrā ìlēh ˁal ḥadūtā w-mantāytā. ― He hopes for happiness and prosperity.

Usage notes

• (to hope): While ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (bsaḇrā) is an adverb, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.

Related terms

• ܣܵܒ݂ܹܪ (sāḇēr, “to trust, expect”)