ܡܣܝܡ ܒܠܐ

• ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ (massim bālā)

Causitive of ܣܵܐܹܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ (sāˀēm bālā, literally “to set the mind to”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [mas.jɪm.‿bɑːlɑː]

ܡܲܣܝܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ • (masyim bālā)

1. to take care, look after, tend to [with ܥܲܠ (ˁal) ‘over, upon’]

   Synonyms: ܝܵܨܹܦ (yāṣēp), ܡܬܲܓܒܸܪ (mtagbir)

   ܗ̇ܝ ܡܲܣܝܡܵܐ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇

   aya masimā bālā ˁal aḇōh

   She takes care of her father.

   ܡܘܼܣܝܸܡ ܠܝܼ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܫܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܟܲܕ݂ ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   musyim lī bālā ˁal šaḇrē kaḏ zīlā ìwet wā.

   I looked after the children when you were gone.

2. to pay attention [with ܠ- (l-) ‘to’]

   Synonyms: ܕܵܒ݂ܹܩ ܐܸܕ݂ܢܵܐ (dāḇēq iḏnā), ܙܵܗܹܪ (zāhēr), ܥܵܐܹܪ (ˁāˀēr)

   ܐܲܣܝܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ! ― asyim bālā l-urḥā! ― Pay attention to the road!

3. to take into consideration, take into account [with ܠ- (l-) ‘to’]

   Synonyms: ܬܵܩܹܠ (tāqēl), ܫܵܩܹܠ ܒܚܘܼܫܒܵܢܵܐ (šāqēl bḥušbānā)

   ܠܵܐ ܕܵܚܠܹܬ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܡܲܣܝܡܸܢ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܗܝ.

   lā dāḥlēt, ānā bit masimin bālā ilūh.

   Don’t worry, I will take it into consideration.