ܒܣܒܪܐ

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəsaw.rɑː]

ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ • (bsaḇrā)

1. to hope (with ܕ- (d-))

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂.

   bsaḇrā ìwen wā dḥāzēn lōḵ.

   I hoped to see you.

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܕܐܵܬܹܐ ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ.

   bsaḇrā ìwen d-ātē b-qurbā.

   I hope he will come soon.

2. to hope for (with ܥܲܠ (ˁal))

   ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܲܠ ܚܲܕܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܢܬܵܝܬܵܐ.

   bsaḇrā ìlēh ˁal ḥadūtā w-mantāytā.

   He hopes for happiness and prosperity.

• (to hope): While ܒܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (bsaḇrā) is an adverb, it is used in much the same way as a present-tense verb.

• ܣܵܒ݂ܹܪ (sāḇēr, “to trust, expect”)