ܡܒܝܢ

From the causative form of Aramaic בָּן (bān, “to take note of; to teach, explain”); cognate to Hebrew הֵבִין (hevín, “to understand”) and Arabic بَيَّنَ (bayyana, “to make clear”).

• ܡܲܒܝܸܢ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܡܲܒܝܸܢ • (mabyin) (aphel construction)

1. (intransitive) to be seen; to seem; to be thought of or be viewed a certain way

   ܪܓ݂ܝܼܙܬܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܵܗ̇. ― rḡīztā ìwā mabyūnē īman d-plīṭ lāh. ― She seemed angry when she left.

2. (intransitive, transitive) to appear

   Antonyms: ܡܲܬܸܡ (mattim), ܛܵܠܹܩ (ṭālēq)

   ܫܵܘܦܹܗ ܡܲܒܝܘܼܢܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― šāwpēh mabyūnē ìlēh ― He is missed (literally, “His spot is apparent”)

3. (figuratively) to visit

• Synonymous with ܦܵܝܹܫ ܚܸܙܝܵܐ (pāyēš ḥizyā), this is very much used as a passive counterpart to ܚܵܙܹܐ (ḥāzē, “to see”).

From Aramaic בין.

• (Standard) IPA^(key):
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key):

ܡܒܲܝܸܢ • (mbayyin) (pael construction)

1. to be seen
2. to seem, be thought of or be viewed a certain way
3. to appear
4. (figuratively) to visit
5. to show, make seen
6. to make seem, make though of or be viewed a certain way
7. to make appear

• ܡܸܬ݂ܚܙܹܐ (miṯḥzē)
• ܡܸܬܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (mitḥazyānā)