ܒܨܝܪܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܨ ܪ (b ṣ r)
6 terms

From ܒܨܝܼܪܵܐ (bṣīrā, less, fewer) +‎ -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bəsˤiːruːθɑː]

Noun

ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (bṣīrūṯāf sg (plural ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bṣīrwāṯā))

  1. minority (less than half of some group)
    Synonym: ܡܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ (mnāṯā zˁōrtā)
    Antonym: ܝܲܬܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (yatīrūṯā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼ (bṣīrū) 1st person ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (bṣīrūṯī) ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (bṣīrūṯan)
construct ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ (bṣīrūṯ) 2nd person ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bṣīrūṯōḵ) ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bṣīrūṯāḵ) ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṣīrūṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bṣīrūṯā) 3rd person ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (bṣīrūṯēh) ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bṣīrūṯāh) ܒܨܝܼܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bṣīruṯhōn)
plural absolute ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܢ (bṣīrwān) 1st person ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bṣīrwāṯī) ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bṣīrwāṯan)
construct ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (bṣīrwāṯ) 2nd person ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bṣīrwāṯōḵ) ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bṣīrwāṯāḵ) ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bṣīrwāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bṣīrwāṯā) 3rd person ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bṣīrwāṯēh) ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bṣīrwāṯāh) ܒܨܝܼܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bṣīrwāṯhōn)