ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܡܝܐ (mayyā(ʾ), “water”). Compare Hebrew בֵּית הַמַּיִם (bêṯ hammáyim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ majjɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܡܝܐ)

1. toilet, latrine

References

• “byt**myˀ”, 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, p. 181b
• 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. 148a