ܒܘܬܐ

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܒ-ܘ-ܬ (b-w-t) related to spending the night, from ܒܝܬܐ (baytāʾ, house).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bawtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bawte(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

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ܒܘܬܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܘܬܐ)

  1. lodging, inn
  2. vigil, watch
  3. one day's march

Inflection

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References

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  • bwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 26b-27a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 40a
  • 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. 132a-b