ܒܝܫܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܐ ܫ (b ˀ š)
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Etymology

From Aramaic בִּישָׁא (bīšā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [biːʃɑː]

Adjective

ܒܝܼܫܵܐ • (bīšā) (feminine ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (bīštā), plural ܒܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ (bīšē))

  1. bad, wrong, evil
    Synonyms: ܪܲܥܝܼܫܵܐ (raˁīšā), ܣܸܪܝܵܐ (siryā), ܚܸܪܒܵܐ (ḥirbā)
    Antonym: ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā)
  2. bad (of poor quality)

Derived terms

  • ܒܝܼܫܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bīšūṯā)
  • ܒܝܼܫ ܓܲܕܵܐ (bīš gaddā)
  • ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܵܐ (liššānā bīšā)
  • ܥܲܝܢܵܐ ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (ˁaynā bīštā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ ܐ ܫ.

Adjective

ܒܝܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܝܫܐ)

  1. bad
  2. cruel
  3. unhappy, sad

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܫܐ
person singular plural
m f m f
absolute ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫܐ ܒܝܫܝܢ ܒܝܫܢ
construct ܒܝܫ ܒܝܫܬ ܒܝܫܝ ܒܝܫܬ
emphatic ܒܝܫܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ

Noun

ܒܝܫܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܝܫ)

  1. evil, misfortune, crime sin
  2. the evil one

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܫܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܝܫ 1st person ܒܝܫܝ ܒܝܫܢ
construct ܒܝܫ 2nd person ܒܝܫܟ ܒܝܫܟܝ ܒܝܫܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܝܫܐ 3rd person ܒܝܫܗ ܒܝܫܗ ܒܝܫܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܝܫܝܢ 1st person ܒܝܫܝ ܒܝܫܝܢ
construct ܒܝܫܝ 2nd person ܒܝܫܝܟ ܒܝܫܝܟܝ ܒܝܫܝܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܝܫܐ 3rd person ܒܝܫܘܗܝ ܒܝܫܝܗ ܒܝܫܝܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܒܝܫܘܬܐ

References

  • byš”, 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 23
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 43