Related to the term ܒܸܛܵܐ (biṭṭā, “spark”) and Classical Syriac ܒܲܛܒܵܛܵܐ (“firefly, spark”), probably because of the appearance of a ladybug and/or firefly to a spark. Formed with the suffix -ܘܿ (-ō). Also compare the lately attested Classical Syriac ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bīṭībāṭō, “firefly”), likely a vernacularism.
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ • (bāṭībāṭō) f (plural ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) or ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) or ܒܵܛ̈ܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṭībāṭōwāṯā))
isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
m | f | |||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī) | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan) | |||
construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭōḵ) | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ) | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) | 3rd person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܹܗ (bāṭībāṭēh) | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh) | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn) | |||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī) | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan) | |||
construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭōḵ) | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ) | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn) | |||
emphatic | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) | 3rd person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܗܝ (bāṭībāṭūh) | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh) | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn) |