ܣܝܡܬ ܐܒܢܐ

Semi-learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܣܝܡܬ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ (sīmaṯ bnayyā, literally “the placement of sons”), itself a calque of Ancient Greek υἱοθεσία (huiothesía).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ • (sīmaṯ ibnē) f

1. adoption
   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Romans 8:15:

     ܡܸܛܠ ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ ܠܵܐ ܡܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܥܲܒ݂ܕܵܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܡܸܢ݇ܕܪܹܝܫ݇ ܥܲܒ݂ܕܹ̈ܐ ܠܙܕܘܼܥܬ݂ܵܐ، ܐܸܠܵܐ ܡܩܘܼܒܸܠ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ ܕܒܵܗ̇ ܒܸܩܪܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ «ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ، ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ.»

     miṭṭul atōn lā mqūbil lawḵōn rūḥā d-ˁaḇdā lawḵōn midrēy ˁaḇdē l-zduˁṯā, illā mqūbil lawḵōn rūḥā d-sīmaṯ ibnē d-bāh biqrāyā ìwaḥ “aḇā, aḇūn.”

     For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out “Abba, Father.”

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Galatians 4:5:

     ܕܡܦܲܪܸܩ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܵܢܘܿܢ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܬܚܘܿܬ݂ ܢܵܡܘܿܣܵܐ، ܕܡܩܲܒܠܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ

     d-mparriq wā lhānōn d-īwā tḥōṯ nāmōsā, d-mqablaḥ wā sīmaṯ ibnē

     to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons

   • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Ephesians 1:5:

     ܒܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܪܫܝܼܡ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܲܝܢ ܡܸܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܣܝܼܡܲܬ݂ ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ ܒܝܲܕ݂ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܫܵܦܹܪ ܠܨܸܒܝܵܢܹܗ،

     b-ḥūbā ršīm lēh illayn min qammāytā l-sīmaṯ ibnē byaḏ īšōˁ mšīḥā, ayḵ d-šāpēr lṣibyānēh,

     having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,