ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בָּלָא (bālā); compare Arabic بَال (bāl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [baːlaː]

Noun

ܒܵܠܵܐ • (bālā) m (plural ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē))

1. mind, state
2. attention, mindfulness, heed
3. focus, direction one is facing (of living beings or inanimates)

   ܐܲܚܕ݂ܸܪ ܒܵܠܘܿܟ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܟܕ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂

   aḥḏir bālōḵ ilī kd mmallin ˁamōḵ

   Turn your direction to me when I speak to you.

   ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܘܒܵܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܘܼܕܵܐ

   rōfštā mūtaḇtā wbālāh lguddā

   The shovel is placed down and is facing the wall.

   (literally, “The shovel is placed down and its direction is to the wall.”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܝܼ (bālī)		ܒܵܠܲܢ (bālan)
	construct	ܒܵܠ (bāl)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (bālūḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bālāḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܹܗ (bālēh)	ܒܵܠܵܗ̇ (bālāh)	ܒܵܠܗܘܿܢ (bālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܝܼ̈ (bālī)		ܒܵܠܲܢ̈ (bālan)
	construct	ܒܵܠܲܝ̈ (bālay)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bālūḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bālāḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bālūh)	ܒܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bālōh)	ܒܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bālhōn)

Synonyms

• (mind): ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (hāwnā)
• (direction): ܬܸܪܨܵܢܵܐ (tirṣānā)

Derived terms

• ܝܵܗܸܒ݂ ܒܵܠܵܐ (yāhiḇ bālā, “to turn one’s attention to”)

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܠ ܐ (b l ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic בלא

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [baːleː]

Verb

ܒܵܠܹܐ • (bālē)

1. to be worn out, tired

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܠܹܐ (bālē)
present participle		ܒܠܵܝܵܐ (blāyā)
verbal noun		ܒܠܵܝܵܐ (blāyā)
		singular				plural
past participle	m	ܒܸܠܝܵܐ (bilyā)				ܒܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ (bilyē)
	f	ܒܠܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (blīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܒܲܠܵܝܵܐ (ballāyā)				ܒܲܠܵܝܹ̈ܐ (ballāyē)
	f	ܒܲܠܵܝܬܵܐ (ballāytā)				ܒܲܠܵܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ballāyāṯā)
instance noun		ܒܠܵܝܬܵܐ (blāytā)				ܒ̈ܠܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (blāyāṯā)
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܝܼ (blē lī)	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (blē lūḵ)	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܹܗ (blē lēh)		ܒܠܹܐ ܠܲܢ (blē lan)	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (blē lāwḵōn)	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (blē lhōn)
	f		ܒܠܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (blē lāḵ)	ܒܠܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (blē lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܠܹܝܢ (bālēn)	ܒܵܠܹܝܬ (bālēt)	ܒܵܠܹܐ (bālē)		ܒܵܠܲܚ (bālaḥ)	ܒܵܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (bālētōn)	ܒܵܠܝܼ (bālī)
	f	ܒܵܠܝܵܢ (bālyān)	ܒܵܠܝܵܬܝ (bālyāt)	ܒܵܠܝܵܐ (bālyā)
imperative	m		ܒܠܝܼ (blī)				ܒܠܲܘ (blaw)
	f		ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
passive past	m	ܒܠܹܝܢ (blēn)	ܒܠܹܝܬ (blēt)	ܒܠܹܐ (blē)		ܒܠܹܝܚ (blēḥ)	ܒܠܹܝܬܘܿܢ (blētōn)	ܒܠܲܝ (blay)
	f	ܒܸܠܝܲܢ (bilyan)	ܒܸܠܝܲܬܝ (bilyat)	ܒܸܠܝܵܐ (bilyā)
Generated by {{Template:aii-conj-verb/G-weak-3i|ܒ|ܠ}}

Etymology 3

Probably from the older form ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (aḇūlā), Borrowed from Akkadian abullu (“city gate”). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (“city gate”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bil.laː.]

Noun

ܒܸܠܵܐ • (billā) m

1. main door, front door, external door

See also

• ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā, “door”)