ܡܒܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܘ ܢ (b w n)
1 term

From the causative form of Aramaic בָּן (bān, “to take note of; to teach, explain”); cognate to Hebrew הֵבִין (hevín, “to understand”) and Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana, “to make clear”).

Pronunciation

• ܡܲܒܝܸܢ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [mab.jɪn.]

Verb

ܡܲܒܝܸܢ • (mabyin) (present participle ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ (mabyūnē), past participle ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢܵܐ (mubyinnā)) (aphel construction)

1. (intransitive) to be seen; to seem; to be thought of or be viewed a certain way

   ܪܓ݂ܝܼܙܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇. ― rḡīztā ìwā mabyūnē īman d-plīṭ lāh. ― She seemed angry when she left.

2. (intransitive, transitive) to appear

   Antonyms: ܡܲܬܸܡ (mattim), ܛܵܠܹܩ (ṭālēq)

   ܫܵܘܦܹܗ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― šāwpēh mabyūnē ìlēh ― He is missed (literally, “His spot is apparent”)

3. (figuratively) to visit

Usage notes

• Synonymous with ܦܵܝܹܫ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ (pāyēš ḥizyā), this is very much used as a passive counterpart to ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē, “to see”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܒܝܸܢ (mabyin)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܝܼ (mubyin lī)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (mubyin lūḵ)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܹܗ (mubyin lēh)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܲܢ (mubyin lan)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (mubyin lāwḵōn)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܗܘܿܢ (mubyin lhōn)
	f		ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (mubyin lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܒܝܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ (mubyin lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܒܝܢܸܢ (mabinin)	ܡܲܒܝܢܸܬ (mabinit)	ܡܲܒܝܸܢ (mabyin)	ܡܲܒܝܢܲܚ (mabinaḥ)	ܡܲܒܝܢܝܼܬܘܿܢ (mabinītōn)	ܡܲܒܝܢܝܼ (mabinī)
	f	ܡܲܒܝܢܲܢ (mabinan)	ܡܲܒܝܢܵܬܝ (mabināt)	ܡܲܒܝܢܵܐ (mabinā)
imperative	m		ܐܲܒܝܸܢ (abyin)			ܐܲܒܝܢܘܼܢ (abinūn)
	f		ܐܲܒܝܸܢܝ (abyin)

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܘ ܢ (b w n)
1 term

From Aramaic בין.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mbajjɪn]
• (Nineveb Plains) IPA^(key): [mbaːjɪn]

Verb

ܡܒܲܝܸܢ • (mbayyin) (present participle ܡܒܲܝܘܿܢܹܐ (mbayōnē), past participle ܡܒܘܼܝܢܵܐ (mbūynā)) (pael construction)

1. to be seen
2. to seem, be thought of or be viewed a certain way
3. to appear
4. (figuratively) to visit
5. to show, make seen
6. to make seem, make though of or be viewed a certain way
7. to make appear

See also

• ܡܸܬ݂ܚܙܹܐ (miṯḥzē)
• ܡܸܬܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (mitḥazyānā)