ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

Etymology

Literally, “House of shows”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːθ‿xizːwɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (bēṯ ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē))

1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)

   ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.

   bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gaw bēṯ ḥizwānē b-kānōn qammāyā.

   There will be a new play at the theatre in December.

2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ zulḥizwē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānē, “the shows”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܚܙܘܢܐ)

1. theatre

References

• “byt**ḥzwnˀ”, 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 101a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 43b
• 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 146b