ܒܘܩܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek βῡκᾰ́νη (būkánē, “spiral trumpet, horn”), from Latin būcina. The modern sense is a semantic loan from Arabic بُوق (būq) of which is derived as a phono-semantic matching.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [buqqiːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ • (būqīnā) m sg (plural ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (būqīnē))

1. (music) bugle, buccina, war-trumpet, conch

   Synonyms: ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (qarnā), ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ (šīpōrā)

2. (modern) megaphone

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ (būqīnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܝܼ (būqīnī)		ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܢ (būqīnan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢ (būqīn)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (būqīnūḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (būqīnāḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būqīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ (būqīnā)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹܗ (būqīnēh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (būqīnāh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (būqīnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (būqīnī)		ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (būqīnan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (būqīnay)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būqīnūḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būqīnāḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būqīnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (būqīnē)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būqīnūh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (būqīnōh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (būqīnhōn)