ܒܘܩܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish بووک (bûk, “bride; doll”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [buq.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ • (buqtā) f sg (plural ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (buqyāṯā))

1. doll, puppet, marionette (toy in the form of a human, usually of a baby or girl)

   Synonyms: ܨܲܠܡܘܿܢܵܐ (ṣalmōnā), ܟܲܠܘܿܣܬܵܐ (kalōstā)

   ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܛܲܝܠܵܐ ܒܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ

   brātā zˁōrtā kē mṭaylā b-buqtā

   The little girl plays with the doll

2. (figuratively, colloquial, endearing) darling, sweetheart, babycakes (term of affection for a baby or young woman)

   ܝܵܐ ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ ܐܲܣܸܡܝ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܠܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܟ݂ܝ!

   yā buqtā assim bālā l-nafšāḵ!

   Take care of yourself, sweetheart!

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܼܩܵܐ (būqā)		1st person	ܒܘܼܩܬܝܼ (buqtī)		ܒܘܼܩܬܲܢ (buqtan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܩܲܬ݂ (būqaṯ)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܩܬܘܼܟ݂ (buqtōḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܬܵܟ݂ܝ (buqtāḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buqtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ (buqtā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܩܬܹܗ (buqtēh)	ܒܘܼܩܬܵܗ̇ (buqtāh)	ܒܘܼܩܬܗܘܿܢ (buqthōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܢ̈ (buqyān)		1st person	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (buqyāṯī)		ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (buqyāṯan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂̈ (buqyāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (buqyāṯōḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (buqyāṯāḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (buqyāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (buqyāṯēh)	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (buqyāṯāh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯhōn)