ܒܛܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בּוּטְמָא (buṭmā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒁍𒌓𒉡 (buṭnu), from Sumerian 𒁍𒌓𒉡 (/⁠budnu⁠/); compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm, “terebinth”) and Hebrew בֹּטֶן (bóten, “peanut”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪtˤ.məθɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (biṭmṯā) f (plural ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē) or ܒܸ̈ܛܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmāṯā))

1. terebinth
2. (by extension) peanut, pistachio

   Synonyms: ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (qarḥā), ܦܸܣܬܩܵܐ (pistqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܸܛܡܵܐ (biṭmā)		1st person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܝܼ (biṭmṯī)		ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܲܢ (biṭmṯan)
	construct	ܒܸܛܡܲܬ݂ (biṭmaṯ)		2nd person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (biṭmṯōḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (biṭmṯāḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmṯā)		3rd person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܹܗ (biṭmṯēh)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biṭmṯāh)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (biṭmṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܸܛܡܝܼ̈ܢ (biṭmīn)		1st person	ܒܸܛܡܝܼ̈ (biṭmī)		ܒܸܛܡܲܢ̈ (biṭman)
	construct	ܒܸܛܡܲܝ̈ (biṭmay)		2nd person	ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (biṭmōḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (biṭmāḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē)		3rd person	ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (biṭmūh)	ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (biṭmōh)	ܒܸܛܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (biṭmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛtˤm(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܒܛܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܛܡܐ)

1. terebinth, pistachio (tree and nut)
2. oak; acorn

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܛܡܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܛܡܐ		1st person	ܒܛܡܬܝ		ܒܛܡܬܢ
	construct	ܒܛܡܬ		2nd person	ܒܛܡܬܟ	ܒܛܡܬܟܝ	ܒܛܡܬܟܝܢ	ܒܛܡܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܛܡܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܛܡܬܗ	ܒܛܡܬܗ	ܒܛܡܬܗܘܢ	ܒܛܡܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܛܡܝܢ		1st person	ܒܛܡܝ		ܒܛܡܝܢ
	construct	ܒܛܡܝ		2nd person	ܒܛܡܝܟ	ܒܛܡܝܟܝ	ܒܛܡܝܟܘܢ	ܒܛܡܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܛܡܐ		3rd person	ܒܛܡܘܗܝ	ܒܛܡܝܗ	ܒܛܡܝܗܘܢ	ܒܛܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bṭmh”, 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, page 28b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
• 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, →ISBN, page 139a