ܒܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܝ ܢ (b y n)
1 term

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [baynaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [beːna]

Noun

ܒܲܝܢܵܐ • (baynā) m

1. appearance, apparition
2. visit

   ܡܚܲܘ ܠܲܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܲܝܢܵܐ ― mḥaw lan ḥa baynā ― Give us a visit! (literally, “Hit us an appearance!”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁉𒉡𒌝 (BI.NU.UM /⁠bīnum⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [binɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bine] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܢܐ • (bīnā) m (plural ܒܝܢܐ (bīnē))

1. (dialectal) tamarisk

   Synonym: ܥܪܐ (ʿarrā)

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܝܢ	ܒܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܒܝܢ	ܒܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܒܝܢܐ	ܒܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܝܢܝ	ܒܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܝܢܟ	ܒܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܝܢܟܝ	ܒܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܝܢܗ	ܒܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܝܢܗ	ܒܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܝܢܢ	ܒܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܝܢܟܘܢ	ܒܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܝܢܟܝܢ	ܒܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܝܢܗܘܢ	ܒܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܝܢܗܝܢ	ܒܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “byn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P.‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54a
• Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus‎^[2] (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 519
• 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 141b

Anagrams

• ܒܢܝܐ, ܝܒܢܐ, ܢܒܝܐ, ܢܝܒܐ