ܒܛܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בּוּטְמָא (buṭmā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒁍𒌓𒉡 (buṭnu), from Sumerian 𒁍𒌓𒉡 (/⁠budnu⁠/); compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm, terebinth) and Hebrew בֹּטֶן (bóten, peanut).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɪtˤ.məθɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (biṭmṯāf (plural ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē) or ܒܸ̈ܛܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmāṯā))

  1. terebinth
  2. (by extension) peanut, pistachio
    Synonyms: ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (qarḥā), ܦܸܣܬܩܵܐ (pistqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܸܛܡܵܐ (biṭmā) 1st person ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܝܼ (biṭmṯī) ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܲܢ (biṭmṯan)
construct ܒܸܛܡܲܬ݂ (biṭmaṯ) 2nd person ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (biṭmṯōḵ) ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (biṭmṯāḵ) ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmṯā) 3rd person ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܹܗ (biṭmṯēh) ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biṭmṯāh) ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (biṭmṯhōn)
plural absolute ܒܸܛܡܝܼ̈ܢ (biṭmīn) 1st person ܒܸܛܡܝܼ̈ (biṭmī) ܒܸܛܡܲܢ̈ (biṭman)
construct ܒܸܛܡܲܝ̈ (biṭmay) 2nd person ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (biṭmōḵ) ܒܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (biṭmāḵ) ܒܸܛܡܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē) 3rd person ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (biṭmūh) ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (biṭmōh) ܒܸܛܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (biṭmayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛtˤm(ə)θɑ]

Noun

ܒܛܡܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܛܡܐ)

  1. terebinth, pistachio (tree and nut)
  2. oak; acorn

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܛܡܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܛܡܐ 1st person ܒܛܡܬܝ ܒܛܡܬܢ
construct ܒܛܡܬ 2nd person ܒܛܡܬܟ ܒܛܡܬܟܝ ܒܛܡܬܟܝܢ ܒܛܡܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܛܡܬܐ 3rd person ܒܛܡܬܗ ܒܛܡܬܗ ܒܛܡܬܗܘܢ ܒܛܡܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܛܡܝܢ 1st person ܒܛܡܝ ܒܛܡܝܢ
construct ܒܛܡܝ 2nd person ܒܛܡܝܟ ܒܛܡܝܟܝ ܒܛܡܝܟܘܢ ܒܛܡܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܛܡܐ 3rd person ܒܛܡܘܗܝ ܒܛܡܝܗ ܒܛܡܝܗܘܢ ܒܛܡܝܗܝܢ

References

  • bṭmh”, 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 28b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 42a
  • 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 139a