ܡܒܪܣܡ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܒ ܪ ܣ ܡ (b r s m)
1 term

Developed from ܒܵܣܹܡ (bāsēm, to be pleasant), possibly with an allusion to Arabic اِبْتَسَمَ (ibtasama).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [məbarsɪm]

Verb[edit]

ܡܒܲܪܣܸܡ (mbarsim) (present participle ܡܒܲܪܣܘܼܡܹܐ (mbarsūmē), past participle ܡܒܘܼܪܣܡܵܐ (mbursmā))

  1. to smile
    Synonym: ܓܵܢܹܨ (gānēṣ)
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܐܲܢ݇ܬ ܡܒܲܪܣܡܸܬ، ܟܠܹܗ ܥܵܠܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܒܲܪܣܸܡ ܥܲܡܘܼܟ݂.
    īman d-at mbarsmit, kullēh ˁālmā kē mbarsim ˁamūḵ.
    When you smile, the whole world smiles with you.

Conjugation[edit]