ܛܠܒ

Borrowed from Arabic طَلَبَ (ṭalaba). In the dialects, the rules of begadkefat are disregarded hence the absence of the normally-expected /w/ or /v/.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːleːw]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːlɪb]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [tˤɑːlɪb]

ܛܵܠܹܒ݂ • (ṭālēḇ)

1. to ask for; request; order

   Synonyms: ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē), ܫܵܐܹܠ (šāˀēl)

   ܝܵܠܵܕ݇ܐ ܒܥܵܠܘܿܠܵܐ ܛܠܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܙ̈ܘܼܙܹܐ ܡܸܢܝܼ.

   yālā b-ˁālōlā ṭlīḇ lēh zūzē minī.

   A boy in the street asked me for money.

2. to ask for someone's hand in marriage; to propose; to get engaged; to be/become betrothed

   Synonym: ܡܵܟ݂ܹܪ (māḵēr)

   ܒܪܵܬܝܼ ܛܠܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇. ― brātī ṭlīḇtā ìlāh. ― My daughter is engaged.

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 1:18:

     ܡܲܘܠܵܕܵܐ ܕܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ: ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܡܲܪܝܲܡ ܝܸܡܹܗ ܛܠܝܼܒܬܵ‌ܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܝܲܘܣܸܦ، ܡܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܫܲܪܲܟܬܗܘܿܢ ܦܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ ܚܙܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܛܝܼܢܬܵ‌ܐ ܡܸܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ.

     mawlādā d-īšōˁ mšīḥā hādḵā wē lēh: īman dmaryam yimmēh ṭlībtā‌ā ìwā l-yawsip, min qam šarrakthōn pīš lāh ḥzīṯā bṭīntā‌ā min rūḥā d-quḏšā.

     Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

The preposition ܡܸܢ (min, “from”) is used when the argument is a person.