ܒܙܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܙ-ܚ (b-z-ḥ), related to deriding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛz.ħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛz.ħe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܚܐ • (bezḥā) m (plural ܒܙܚܐ)

1. derision, mocking, scoff
2. reproach, disgrace

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܙܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܙܚ	ܒܙܚܝܢ
construct	ܒܙܚ	ܒܙܚܝ
emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ	ܒܙܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܙܚܝ	ܒܙܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܙܚܟ	ܒܙܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܝ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܙܚܢ	ܒܙܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܝܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܙܚܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܙܚܗܝܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bazˈzɑ.ħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bazˈzɑ.ħe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܚܐ • (bazzāḥā) m (plural ܒܙܚܐ)

1. derider, mocker, scoffer

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܙܚܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܙܚ	ܒܙܚܝܢ
construct	ܒܙܚ	ܒܙܚܝ
emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ	ܒܙܚܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܙܚܝ	ܒܙܚܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܙܚܟ	ܒܙܚܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܝ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܙܚܢ	ܒܙܚܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܙܚܟܝܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܙܚܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܙܚܗܝܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bzḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 27a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 40b
• 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, page 133b