ܒܠܥ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ܒ ܠ ܥ (b l ˁ)
1 term

From Aramaic בְּלַע (bəlaʿ); related to Arabic بَلَعَ (balaʕa) and Hebrew בָּלַע (balá')

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːleʕː]

Verb[edit]

ܒܵܠܹܥ (bālēˁ) (present participle ܒܠܵܥܵܐ (blāˁā), past participle ܒܠܝܼܥܵܐ (blīˁā))

  1. to swallow
  2. (figuratively) to engulf
  3. (slang) to fall for (something)

Conjugation[edit]