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ܒܝܥܬܐ
ܒܝܥܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܒܥܬܐ (bēʿṯāʾ)
Noun
ܒܝܥܬܐ • (bêʿṯāʾ) f (plural ܒܝܥܬܐ or ܒܝܥܐ)
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 |
Usage notes
Usually, the plural ܒܝܥܐ (bêʿēʾ) is used for the literal sense of "eggs" while ܒܝܥܬܐ (bêʿāṯāʾ) is used for other senses.
See also
References
- “by(h”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-26
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 29a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 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, p. 143a