ܒܝܬ ܢܝܣܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܢ̈ܝܣܢܐ

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ, “between”) + the plural form of ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān, “April/Nissan”), from Akkadian 𒌗𒁈 (^itinissani).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːθ‿niːsɑːneː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [biː‿niːsɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢ̈ܝܼܣܵܢܹܐ • (bēṯ nīsānē) m

1. (uncountable) spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢ̈ܝܼܣܵܢܹܐ (bēṯ nīsānē) predominates over ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) which is used mostly in formal settings, (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūṯā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. Some dialects may also use the Persian loan ܒܲܗܵܪ (bahhār).

Coordinate terms

• seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) ^[edit]