ܒܝܬܢܝܣܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “between”) + the plural form of ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān, “April/Nissan”), from Akkadian 𒌗𒁈 (^itinissani).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [biː‿niːsɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ • (bēy nīsānē) m

1. (uncountable) spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) predominates over ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) which is used mostly in formal settings, (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūtā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. Some dialects may also use the Persian loan ܒܲܗܵܪ (bahār).

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܝܼ (bēy nīsānī)		ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܲܢ (bēy nīsānan)
	construct	–		2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (bēy nīsānōḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (bēy nīsānāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēy nīsānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē)		3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܗܝ (bēy nīsānūh)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (bēy nīsānōh)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܗܘܿܢ (bēy nīsānhōn)

See also

• seasons: ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē): ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā)/ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) · ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā) · ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tišryawwāṯā) · ܣܸܬ݂ܘܵܐ (siṯwā) ^[edit]