ܒܙܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܙ ܥ (b z ˁ)
1 term

From the verb ܒܵܙܹܥ (bāzēˁ, to crack through, pierce).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɪzʕɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܙܥܵܐ • (bizˁām sg (plural ܒܸܙܥܹ̈ܐ (bizˁē) or ܒܸܙܥܵܙܹ̈ܐ (bizˁāzē))

  1. crack, cleft, rent, fissure
    Synonym: ܨܸܠܦܵܐ (ṣilpā)
  2. opening, hole
    Synonyms: ܢܸܩܒܵܐ (niqbā), ܚܪܘܿܪܵܐ (ḥrōrā), ܩܸܕܚܵܐ (qidḥā)
  3. (anatomy) pore, duct

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܙܥܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܸܙܥ (bizˁ) 1st person ܒܸܙܥܝܼ (bizˁī) ܒܸܙܥܲܢ (bizˁan)
construct ܒܸܙܥ (bizˁ) 2nd person ܒܸܙܥܘܼܟ݂ (bizˁōḵ) ܒܸܙܥܵܟ݂ܝ (bizˁāḵ) ܒܸܙܥܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bizˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܙܥܵܐ (bizˁā) 3rd person ܒܸܙܥܹܗ (bizˁēh) ܒܸܙܥܵܗ̇ (bizˁāh) ܒܸܙܥܗܘܿܢ (bizˁhōn)
plural absolute ܒܸܙܥܝܼ̈ܢ (bizˁīn) 1st person ܒܸܙܥܝܼ̈ (bizˁī) ܒܸܙܥܲܢ̈ (bizˁan)
construct ܒܸܙܥܲܝ̈ (bizˁay) 2nd person ܒܸܙܥܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bizˁōḵ) ܒܸܙܥܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bizˁāḵ) ܒܸܙܥܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bizˁawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܙܥܹ̈ܐ (bizˁē) 3rd person ܒܸܙܥܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bizˁūh) ܒܸܙܥܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (bizˁōh) ܒܸܙܥܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bizˁayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ ܙ ܥ related to splitting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛzʕɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɛzʕe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܥܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܙܥܐ)

  1. crack, cleft, rent, fissure
  2. opening, hole
  3. hiding place

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܙܥܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܙܥ 1st person ܒܙܥܝ ܒܙܥܢ
construct ܒܙܥ 2nd person ܒܙܥܟ ܒܙܥܟܝ ܒܙܥܟܘܢ ܒܙܥܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܙܥܐ 3rd person ܒܙܥܗ ܒܙܥܗ ܒܙܥܗܘܢ ܒܙܥܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܙܥܝܢ 1st person ܒܙܥܝ ܒܙܥܝܢ
construct ܒܙܥܝ 2nd person ܒܙܥܝܟ ܒܙܥܝܟܝ ܒܙܥܝܟܘܢ ܒܙܥܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܙܥܐ 3rd person ܒܙܥܘܗܝ ܒܙܥܝܗ ܒܙܥܝܗܘܢ ܒܙܥܝܗܝܢ

References

  • bzˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 31 March 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 27a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 40b
  • 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 134a