ܒܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܠܥܸܠ ܡܸܢ

ܠܬܸܚܬ ܡܸܢ

ܓܲܘ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ

ܥܲܠ

ܓܹܢ݇ܒ/

ܟܸܣ

ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂

ܒܹܝܢ

Prepositions of location

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna) and Hebrew בֵּין (bēn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːn]

Preposition

ܒܹܝܢ • (bēn)

1. between

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܢܝܼ ܘܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂.

   hānā ìlēh baynī w-baynōḵ.

   This is between me and you.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܪܵܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܲܢ. ― īṯ drāšā baynan ― There is arguing between us.

   ܬܵܦܩܲܚ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܲܝ̈ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܘܒܹܝܢ ܐܲܪܒܲܥ.

   tāpqaḥ biḥḏāḏē bēn šāˁay tillāṯ w-bēn arbaˁ.

   Let’s meet between three and four o’clock.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܢ

base form			ܒܹܝܢ (bēn)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܲܝܢܝܼ (baynī)		ܒܲܝܢܲܢ (baynan)
2nd person	ܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (baynōḵ)	ܒܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (baynāḵ)	ܒܲܝܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (baynawḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܲܝܢܹܗ (baynēh)	ܒܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (baynāh)	ܒܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (baynhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (baynāṯ, “among”)
• ܒܲܝܢܲܝ (baynay, “inter-”)
• ܒܹܝܢ ܒܹܝܢ (bēn bēn)