ܒܗܬܬܐ

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Classical Syriac[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root ܒ-ܗ-ܬ (b-h-t), related to being ashamed.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛh.t(ə.)θɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɛhˈtɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun[edit]

ܒܗܬܬܐ (behtəṯāf (plural ܒܗܬܬܐ)

  1. shame, disgrace, dishonour, infamy
  2. crime
  3. confusion
  4. (figuratively) idol, image

Inflection[edit]

References[edit]

  • bhth”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-27
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 25b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 37a
  • 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. 123a-b