ܒܘܫܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܫ ܠ (b š l)
5 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܒܲܫܸܠ (mbaššil, “to cook”); compare Hebrew בִּשּׁוּל (bishúl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [buʃʃaːlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [buʃaːla]

Noun

ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ • (buššālā) m (plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܹܐ (būšālē) or ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹܐ (būšālānē))

1. cooking
2. cooked food
3. cuisine, cookery; style of cooking
4. type of cooked food

Usage notes

The plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܹܐ (būšālē) is used for the sense of cooked foods while the plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹܐ (būšālānē) is used for the sense of “types of cooked foods”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (buššālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܝܼ (būšālī)		ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܢ (būšālan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܫܵܠ (būšāl)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (būšālūḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (būšālāḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būšālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (buššālā)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܹܗ (būšālēh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܗ̇ (būšālāh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܗܘܿܢ (būšālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܝܼ̈ (būšālī)		ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܢ̈ (būšālan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܝ̈ (būšālay)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būšālūḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būšālāḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būšālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܹ̈ܐ (būšālē)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būšālūh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (būšālōh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (būšālhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (bēṯ buššālā, “kitchen”, literally “house of cooking”)
• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ktāḇā dbūšālānē, “cookbook”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܫ-ܠ (b-š-l) related to cooking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buʃʃɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [buʃʃɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܫܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܫܠܐ)

1. cooked food, ripeness
2. stew, broth
3. digestion

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܘܫܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܘܫܠ	ܒܘܫܠܝܢ
construct	ܒܘܫܠ	ܒܘܫܠܝ
emphatic	ܒܘܫܠܐ	ܒܘܫܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܘܫܠܝ	ܒܘܫܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܘܫܠܟ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܘܫܠܟܝ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܘܫܠܗ	ܒܘܫܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܘܫܠܗ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܘܫܠܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܘܫܠܟܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܘܫܠܟܝܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܘܫܠܗܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܘܫܠܗܝܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bwšl”, 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. 38b
• 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