ܒܥܟ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܥ ܛ (b ˁ ṭ)
1 term

From the older form ܒܵܥܸܛ (bāˁiṭ), from Aramaic [Term?], with the /ṭ/, shifting to /č̣/ as observed in many words. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܲܛ (“to kick, trample”). The meaning developed from that flattening is what often happens when something is trampled.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [baːʕɪt͡ʃˤ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bˤaʕɪt͡ʃˤ]

Verb

ܒܵܥܸܟ̰ • (bāˁič) (present participle ܒܥܵܟ̰ܵܐ (bˁāčā), past participle ܒܥܝܼܟ̰ܵܐ (bˁīčā))

1. (intransitive, transitive) to squeeze flat, flatten (not necessarily fully)