ܒܟܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Displace native ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬܵܐ (attā), of disputed etymology:

• Probably derived from the absolute form of ܒܵܟ݂ܸܬ݂ܬܵܐ (bāḵiṯtā, “spinster, weaving woman”), which already had the meaning of working woman in the 5th century as documented in Classical Syriac. Found also in Lishana Deni בַּכתָּא (baxta) and Neo-Mandaic [Term?].
• Alternatively suggested to be a borrowing from Persian بخت (baxt, “luck”) or Northern Kurdish [script needed] (baxt, “honor”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bax.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ • (baḵtā) f (plural ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ (baḵtātē) or ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ (niššē), masculine ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā))

1. woman (adult human female)

   ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ.

   mīrēh d-ānā wē lī baḵtā yatīr šapīrtā d-ḥzē lēh min ˁālam.

   He said I was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

   • w:Book of Proverbs 11:16:

     ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܡܵܪܲܬ ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܙܲܪ̈ܒܵܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܝܼ ܕܵܘܸܠܬܵܐ.

     baḵtā mārat šāpāqat kē dāḇqā īqārā, īnā gaḇrē zarbānē kē dāḇqī dāwiltā.

     A gracious woman retains honour, But ruthless men retain riches.

   • 1 Corinthians 11:11:
   • ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ؛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

     sābāb dāḵī d-baḵtā tē lāh min gaḇrā, hādḵā ūp gaḇrā wīyā ìlēh min baḵtā; īnā kul mindī min allāhā ìlēh.

     For as woman came from man, even so man also comes from woman; but all things are from God.

2. wife (female spouse)

   ܝܸܡܹܗ ܘܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܗܵܠܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― yimmēh w-baḵtēh hālā tāmā ìnā. ― His mother and his wife are still there.

   • Proverbs 18:22:
   • ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܘܟܹܐ ܦܲܠܸܛ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     awa dmačiḥ baḵtā kē mačiḥ ṭāḇtā, w-kē palliṭ bāsīmūtā min māryā.

     He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favour from the Lord.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܝܼ (baḵtī)		ܒܲܟ݂ܬܲܢ (baḵtan)
	construct	ܒܲܟ݂ܬ (baḵt)	2nd person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (baḵtūḵ)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (baḵtāḵ)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (baḵtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ (baḵtā)	3rd person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ (baḵtēh)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (baḵtāh)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (baḵthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܝܼ̈ (baḵtātī)		ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܲܢ̈ (baḵtātan)
	construct	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬ̈ (baḵtāt)	2nd person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (baḵtātūḵ)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (baḵtātāḵ)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (baḵtātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ (baḵtātē)	3rd person	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (baḵtātūh)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (baḵtātōh)	ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (baḵtāthōn)

Coordinate terms

• (sex, martial status): ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā), ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ (urzā)
• (age): ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā), ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ (baḵt aḇā, “stepmother”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܐܲܚܵܐ (baḵt aḥḥā, “sister-in-law, brother’s wife”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܒܵܒܵܐ (baḵt bābā, “stepmother”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܕܵܕ݂ܵܐ (baḵt dāḏā, “aunt-in-law, father’s brother’s wife”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܚܵܠܵܐ (baḵt ḥālā, “aunt-in-law, mother’s brother’s wife”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬ ܣܵܒ݂ܵܐ (baḵt sāḇā, “stepgrandmother”)
• ܒܲܟ݂ܬܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (baḵtūṯā, “womanhood, wifehood”)