ܒܒܥܘ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܒ ܥ ܐ (b ˁ ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܒ- (bə-, in, by) +‎ ܒܥܘ (bāʿū, a petition), absolute form of ܒܥܘܬܐ (bāʿūṯā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bəwɑːʕuː]

Interjection

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ܒܒܵܥܘܼ (bbāˁū)

  1. please said in expressing a request

See also

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From ܒ- (bə-, in, by) + ܒܥܘ (bāʿū, a petition), absolute form of ܒܥܘܬܐ (bāʿūṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ܒܒܥܘ (bə-ḇāʿū)

  1. please, pray

See also

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References

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  • bbˁw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2014-10-01
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 34a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 34b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 169a