ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿xizːwɑːneː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [beθː‿ħizːwɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (bēt ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē))

1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)

   ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.

   bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gāw bēt ḥizwānē b-kānōn qammāyā.

   There will be a new play at the theatre in December.

2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēt zulḥizwē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (bēt ḥizwānī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (bēt ḥizwānan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēt ḥizwānūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēt ḥizwānāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥizwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēt ḥizwānūh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēt ḥizwānōh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥizwānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (bāttay ḥizwānī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (bāttay ḥizwānan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bāttay ḥizwānūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bāttay ḥizwānāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay ḥizwānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bāttay ḥizwānūh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay ḥizwānōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bāttay ḥizwānhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ, “the shows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]

Noun

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

1. theatre

References

• “byt**ḥzwnˀ”, 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. 101a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43b
• 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. 146b