ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪ̈ܐ

Etymology

Literally, “House of prisoners”.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [beθː‿ʔas.siːreː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [betː‿ʔa.siːreː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ • (bēṯ asīrē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bāttay asīrē))

1. prison, jail

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܒ݂ܘܼܫܝܵܐ (bēṯ ḥḇušyā)

   ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܩܸܛܠܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ.

   surḥānāyā pīšā ìwā ḥḇīšā gāw bēt asīrē ˁal qiṭlā d-ˁḇīḏā ìwā gāw mdītā qam ḥḏā šēttā.

   The criminal had been locked up in prison for a murder committed in the city a year ago.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ asīrē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (bēṯ asīrī)		ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (bēṯ asīran)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bēṯ asīrūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bēṯ asīrāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēṯ asīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ asīrē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܗ (bēṯ asīrēh)	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēṯ asīrōh)	ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bēṯ asīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (bāttay asīrī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (bāttay asīran)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bāttay asīrūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bāttay asīrāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay asīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bāttay asīrē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܗ (bāttay asīrēh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay asīrōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bāttay asīrhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) +‎ ܐܣܝܪܐ (ʾassīrē(ʾ), “prisoners”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ ʔassire(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ or ܒܬܝ ܐܣܝܪܐ)

1. prison

References

• “byt**ˀsyrˀ”, 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, p. 16a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 145b