ܒܥܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܥ ܐ (b ˁ ˀ)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare also borrowed into Arabic بَاعُوثَة (bāʕūṯa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [baːʕuːθaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [baʔuːθa]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [baʔuːta]

Noun

ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (bāˁūṯā) f (plural ܒܵܥ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāˁwāṯā))

1. petition, request
2. begging, beseeching
3. rogation; a type of fasting in the Church of the East

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܵܥܘܼ (bāˁū)		1st person	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (bāˁūṯī)		ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (bāˁūṯan)
	construct	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ (bāˁūṯ)		2nd person	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bāˁūṯōḵ)	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bāˁūṯāḵ)	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāˁūṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bāˁūṯā)		3rd person	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (bāˁūṯēh)	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bāˁūṯāh)	ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bāˁuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܵܥܘܵܢ̈ (bāˁwān)		1st person	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bāˁwāṯī)		ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bāˁwāṯan)
	construct	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂̈ (bāˁwāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bāˁwāṯōḵ)	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bāˁwāṯāḵ)	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāˁwāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܥܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāˁwāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܵܥܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bāˁwāṯēh)	ܒܵܥܘ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bāˁwāṯāh)	ܒܵܥܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bāˁwāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܒ݂ܵܥܘܼ (bḇāˁū)
• ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܢܝܼܢ̈ܘܵܝܹܐ (bāˁūṯā dnīnwāyē)
• ܒܵܥܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāˁūṯā dbṯūlāṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ ܥ ܐ related to seeking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑʕuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɑʕwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܥܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܥܘܬܐ)

1. petition, request
2. begging, beseeching
3. rogation, intercession, prayer
4. consolation, comfort

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܥܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܥܘ		1st person	ܒܥܘܬܝ		ܒܥܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܥܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܥܘܬܟ	ܒܥܘܬܟܝ	ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܥܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܥܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܥܘܬܗ	ܒܥܘܬܗ	ܒܥܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܥܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܥܘܢ		1st person	ܒܥܘܬܝ		ܒܥܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܥܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܥܘܬܟ	ܒܥܘܬܟܝ	ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܥܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܥܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܥܘܬܗ	ܒܥܘܬܗ	ܒܥܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܥܘܬܗܝܢ

References

• “bˁw”, 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, page 34a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 50b
• 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, →ISBN, page 169a