ܣܐܡ ܐܒܪܐ

Denominal verb from ܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (sīmaṯ ibnē, “adoption”, literally “placement of sons”).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈsɑːʔeːm‿ʔɪbrɑː]

ܣܵܐܹܡ ܐܸܒܪܵܐ • (sāˀēm ibrā)

1. to adopt

   ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ ܘܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܒܸܬ ܣܵܝܡܝܼ ܐܸܒܪܵܐ

   sargōn w-baḵtēh bit sāymī ibrā

   Sargon and his wife will adopt a son

• The latter noun of this phrasal verb inflects depending on the subject; ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (ibrā) for one son, ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā) for one daughter, ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē) for multiple sons or children of mixed sex, and ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bnāṯā) for multiple daughters.