ܒܝܥܬܐ
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ܒܝܥܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܒܹܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā)
Etymology
From Aramaic בֵּיעְתָא (bēʿəṯā); cognate with Hebrew בֵּיצָה (betzá) and Arabic بَيْضَة (bayḍa).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ • (bēˁṯā) m sg (plural ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ (bēˁē) or ܒܹܝܥܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bēˁāṯē))
- egg
- (cytology) ovum, egg cell
- (slang, vulgar, in the plural) testicles, balls
- Synonym: ܐܸܫܟܬ݂ܵܐ (iškṯā)
Inflection
| Inflection of ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܝܼ (bēˁṯī) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܲܢ (bēˁṯan) | |||
| construct | ܒܹܝܥܲܬ݂ (bēˁaṯ) |
2nd person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bēˁṯūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bēˁṯāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēˁṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܐ (bēˁṯā) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܹܗ (bēˁṯēh) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bēˁṯāh) |
ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bēˁṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܥܝܼ̈ (bēˁī) |
ܒܹܝܥܲܢ̈ (bēˁan) | |||
| construct | ܒܹܝܥܲܝ̈ (bēˁay) |
2nd person | ܒܹܝܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēˁūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēˁāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܥܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēˁāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܹܝܥܹ̈ܐ (bēˁē) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēˁūh) |
ܒܹܝܥ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēˁōh) |
ܒܹܝܥܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēˁhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܹܝܥܬ݂ܵܢܵܐ (bēˁṯānā, “oval”)
- ܡܒܲܝܥܵܢܵܐ (mbayˁānā, “ovary”)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܒܥܬܐ (bēʿṯā)
Etymology
Cognate with Hebrew בֵּיצָה (bēṣā) and Arabic بَيْض (bayḍ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܝܥܬܐ • (bēʿṯā) f (plural ܒܝܥܬܐ (bēʿāṯā) or ܒܝܥܐ (bēʿē))
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܒܝܥܐ (bêʿēʾ) is used for the literal sense of "eggs" while ܒܝܥܬܐ (bêʿāṯā) is used for other senses.
Inflection
declension of ܒܝܥܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܝܥܐ | ܒܝܥܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܝܥܬ | ܒܝܥܬ ,ܒܝܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܝܥܬܐ | ܒܝܥܬܐ ,ܒܝܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܝܥܝ | ܒܝܥܬܝ ,ܒܝܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܝܥܟ | ܒܝܥܬܟ ,ܒܝܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܝ | ܒܝܥܬܟܝ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܝܥܗ | ܒܝܥܬܗ ,ܒܝܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܝܥܗ | ܒܝܥܬܗ ,ܒܝܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܝܥܢ | ܒܝܥܬܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܘܢ | ܒܝܥܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܝܥܟܝܢ | ܒܝܥܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܝܥܗܘܢ | ܒܝܥܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܝܥܗܝܢ | ܒܝܥܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܝܥܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
See also
References
- “byˁh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-26
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 29a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 42b-43a
- 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, page 143a