ܒܙܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܙ ܥ (b z ˁ)
1 term

From the verb ܒܵܙܹܥ (bāzēˁ, “to crack through, pierce”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪzʕɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܙܥܵܐ • (bizˁā) m sg (plural ܒܸܙܥܹ̈ܐ (bizˁē) or ܒܸܙܥܵܙܹ̈ܐ (bizˁāzē))

1. crack, cleft, rent, fissure

   Synonym: ܨܸܠܦܵܐ (ṣilpā)

2. opening, hole

   Synonyms: ܢܸܩܒܵܐ (niqbā), ܚܪܘܿܪܵܐ (ḥrōrā), ܩܸܕܚܵܐ (qidḥā)

3. (anatomy) pore, duct

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܙܥܝܼ (bizˁī)		ܒܸܙܥܲܢ (bizˁan)
	construct	ܒܸܙܥ (bizˁ)	2nd person	ܒܸܙܥܘܼܟ݂ (bizˁūḵ)	ܒܸܙܥܵܟ݂ܝ (bizˁāḵ)	ܒܸܙܥܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bizˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā)	3rd person	ܒܸܙܥܹܗ (bizˁēh)	ܒܸܙܥܵܗ̇ (bizˁāh)	ܒܸܙܥܗܘܿܢ (bizˁhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܙܥܝܼ̈ (bizˁī)		ܒܸܙܥܲܢ̈ (bizˁan)
	construct	ܒܸܙܥܲܝ̈ (bizˁay)	2nd person	ܒܸܙܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bizˁūḵ)	ܒܸܙܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bizˁāḵ)	ܒܸܙܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bizˁāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܙܥܹ̈ܐ (bizˁē)	3rd person	ܒܸܙܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bizˁūh)	ܒܸܙܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bizˁōh)	ܒܸܙܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bizˁhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܙ-ܥ (b-z-ʿ) related to splitting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛzʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛzʕe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܙܥܐ)

1. crack, cleft, rent, fissure
2. opening, hole
3. hiding place

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܙܥܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܙܥ	ܒܙܥܝܢ
construct	ܒܙܥ	ܒܙܥܝ
emphatic	ܒܙܥܐ	ܒܙܥܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܙܥܝ	ܒܙܥܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܙܥܟ	ܒܙܥܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܙܥܟܝ	ܒܙܥܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܙܥܗ	ܒܙܥܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܙܥܗ	ܒܙܥܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܙܥܢ	ܒܙܥܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܙܥܟܘܢ	ܒܙܥܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܙܥܟܝܢ	ܒܙܥܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܙܥܗܘܢ	ܒܙܥܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܙܥܗܝܢ	ܒܙܥܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bzˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-03-31
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 27a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 134a