ܒܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܘ ܣ (b w s)
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بَوْسَة (bawsa), from Persian بوسه (buse, “kiss”). Whence also forming the denominal verb ܒܵܝܹܣ (bāyēs, “to kiss”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [boːsɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܘܣܵܐ • (bāwsā) m sg (plural ܒܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (bāwsē) or ܒܵܘܣܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bāwsātē))

1. (slang) a kiss

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܫܲܩܬܵܐ (nūšaqtā)

   ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܵܘܣܵܐ ― hal lī bāwsā ― Give me a kiss

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܘܣܵܐ (bāwsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܘܣܝܼ (bāwsī)		ܒܵܘܣܲܢ (bāwsan)
	construct	ܒܘܿܣ (bōs)	2nd person	ܒܵܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (bāwsūḵ)	ܒܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (bāwsāḵ)	ܒܵܘܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܘܣܵܐ (bāwsā)	3rd person	ܒܵܘܣܹܗ (bāwsēh)	ܒܵܘܣܵܗ̇ (bāwsāh)	ܒܵܘܣܗܘܿܢ (bāwshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܘܣܝܼ̈ (bāwsī)		ܒܵܘܣܲܢ̈ (bāwsan)
	construct	ܒܵܘܣܲܝ̈ (bāwsay)	2nd person	ܒܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bāwsūḵ)	ܒܵܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bāwsāḵ)	ܒܵܘܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāwsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ (bāwsē)	3rd person	ܒܵܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bāwsūh)	ܒܵܘܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bāwsōh)	ܒܵܘܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bāwshōn)