Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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 ܠܘܼܟ݂allāhā mbassim lūḵget 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

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Verb

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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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