ܒܝܥܬܐ
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܒܹܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā)
Etymology
[edit]From Aramaic בֵּיעְתָא (bēʿəṯā); cognate with Hebrew בֵּיצָה (betzá) and Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (bēˁṯā) m sg (plural ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ (bēˁē) or ܒܹܝܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bēˁāṯē))
- egg
- (cytology) ovum, egg cell
- (slang, vulgar, in the plural) testicles, balls
- Synonym: ܐܸܫܟܬ݂ܵܐ (iškṯā)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܝܼ (bēˁṯī) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܲܢ (bēˁṯan) | ||
construct | ܒܹܝܥܲܬ݂ (bēˁaṯ) |
2nd person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bēˁṯūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bēˁṯāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēˁṯāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܹܗ (bēˁṯēh) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bēˁṯāh) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bēˁṯhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܥܝܼ̈ (bēˁī) |
ܒܹܝܥܲܢ̈ (bēˁan) | ||
construct | ܒܹܝܥܲܝ̈ (bēˁay) |
2nd person | ܒܹܝܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēˁūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēˁāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēˁāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ (bēˁē) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēˁūh) |
ܒܹܝܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēˁōh) |
ܒܹܝܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēˁhōn) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (bēˁṯānā, “oval”)
- ܡܒܲܝܥܵܢܵܐ (mbayˁānā, “ovary”)
Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܒܥܬܐ (bēʿṯā)
Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Hebrew בֵּיצָה (bēṣā) and Arabic بَيْض (bayḍ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܒܝܥܬܐ • (bēʿṯā) f (plural ܒܝܥܬܐ (bēʿāṯā) or ܒܝܥܐ (bēʿē))
Usage notes
[edit]Usually, the plural ܒܝܥܐ (bêʿēʾ) is used for the literal sense of "eggs" while ܒܝܥܬܐ (bêʿāṯā) is used for other senses.
Inflection
[edit] declension of ܒܝܥܬܐ
state | singular | plural |
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absolute | ܒܝܥܐ | ܒܝܥܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܢ |
construct | ܒܝܥܬ | ܒܝܥܬ ,ܒܝܥܝ |
emphatic | ܒܝܥܬܐ | ܒܝܥܬܐ ,ܒܝܥܐ |
possessive forms | ||
1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܝܥܝ | ܒܝܥܬܝ ,ܒܝܥܝ |
2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܝܥܟ | ܒܝܥܬܟ ,ܒܝܥܝܟ |
2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܝ | ܒܝܥܬܟܝ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܝ |
3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܝܥܗ | ܒܝܥܬܗ ,ܒܝܥܘܗܝ |
3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܝܥܗ | ܒܝܥܬܗ ,ܒܝܥܝܗ |
1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܝܥܢ | ܒܝܥܬܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܢ |
2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܘܢ | ܒܝܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܘܢ |
2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܝܢ | ܒܝܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܝܢ |
3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܝܥܗܘܢ | ܒܝܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܗܘܢ |
3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܝܥܗܝܢ | ܒܝܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “byˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-26
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 29a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 42b-43a
- 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, page 143a
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- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
- aii:Cytology
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic slang
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic vulgarities
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns with irregular plurals
- aii:Eggs
- aii:Foods
- aii:Poultry
- Classical Syriac terms with IPA pronunciation
- Classical Syriac lemmas
- Classical Syriac nouns
- Classical Syriac feminine nouns
- Classical Syriac nouns with irregular plurals
- syc:Eggs
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- syc:Poultry
- syc:Skeleton
- syc:Architectural elements
- syc:Organs