ܒܪ ܫܢܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bar.‿ʃeːttɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ • (bar šētām (plural ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bnay šētā), feminine ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ (baṯ šētā))

  1. one-year-old (a child or animal that is one year of age)
  2. Used in expressing the age of a man, a boy, or the referent of a masculine noun
    ܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܪ ܚܲܡܸܫ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܝܠܹܗ.
    awa bar ḥammiš šinnē ìlēh.
    He is a six-year-old
    (literally, “He is a son of six years.”)
    ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܬܸܠܬܲܥܸܣܪܹܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.
    kullāyh bnay tiltaˁisrē šinnē tāmā ìnā.
    All the thirteen-year-olds are over there.