ܒܠܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בַּלוּטָא (ballūṭā); compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballút), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [balluːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ • (balūṭām (plural ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (balūṭē))

  1. oak
  2. acorn

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܲܠܘܼܛ (balūṭ) 1st person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ (balūṭī) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ (balūṭan)
construct ܒܲܠܘܼܛ (balūṭ) 2nd person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (balūṭōḵ) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (balūṭāḵ) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (balūṭā) 3rd person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܹܗ (balūṭēh) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܗ̇ (balūṭāh) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܗܘܿܢ (baluṭhōn)
plural absolute ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ̈ܢ (balūṭīn) 1st person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ̈ (balūṭī) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ̈ (balūṭan)
construct ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܝ̈ (balūṭay) 2nd person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (balūṭōḵ) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (balūṭāḵ) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (balūṭē) 3rd person ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (balūṭūh) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (balūṭōh) ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (balūṭayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܠܘܼܛ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (balūṭ malkā, chesnut, literally acorn of the king)
  • ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (īlān balūṭā)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballûṭ), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ballutˤɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ballutˤe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܠܘܛܐ • (balluṭam (plural ܒܠܘܛܐ)

  1. oak
  2. acorn
  3. (figuratively) acorn-shaped vessel

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܠܘܛܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܠܘܛ 1st person ܒܠܘܛܝ ܒܠܘܛܢ
construct ܒܠܘܛ 2nd person ܒܠܘܛܟ ܒܠܘܛܟܝ ܒܠܘܛܟܘܢ ܒܠܘܛܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܠܘܛܐ 3rd person ܒܠܘܛܗ ܒܠܘܛܗ ܒܠܘܛܗܘܢ ܒܠܘܛܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܠܘܛܝܢ 1st person ܒܠܘܛܝ ܒܠܘܛܝܢ
construct ܒܠܘܛܝ 2nd person ܒܠܘܛܝܟ ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝ ܒܠܘܛܝܟܘܢ ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܠܘܛܐ 3rd person ܒܠܘܛܘܗܝ ܒܠܘܛܝܗ ܒܠܘܛܝܗܘܢ ܒܠܘܛܝܗܝܢ

References

  • blwṭ”, 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 31a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 46b
  • 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 154b