ܒܬܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܬ ܪ (b t r)
5 terms

Nominalized from ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ (back, rear) +‎ -ܝܬܐ (-āytā, the feminine attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytām sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṯrāyāṯā))

  1. background (of a picture or the like)
    ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ.
    šḇāḇē b-bāṯrāytā d-ṣurtā.
    The neighbours in the background of the picture.
    ܩܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ، ܐܲܘܣܸܦ ܥܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ.
    bāṯrāytā, awsip ˁnānē.
    For the background, add clouds.
  2. (figuratively) background, an ambient environment
    ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܲܬ݂ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐmōsīqaṯ bāṯrāytābackground music
    ܥܲܡ ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܹܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ
    ˁam mōsīqē bimḥāyā b-bāṯrāytā
    with music playing in the background
  3. (by extension, figuratively) background, person’s heritage, upbringing, and so on.
    ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ
    snēḡrā īṯ lēh bāṯrāytā b-yulpān ḥāšōḇē
    The lawyer has a background in computer science.
    ܡܣܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.
    msarḥānā iṯyā ìlēh min bāṯrāytā qšīṯā.
    The criminal comes from a rough background.
  4. (computing) background, wallpaper (image used to cover a desktop)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (bāṯrāyā) 1st person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܝܼ (bāṯrāytī) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܲܢ (bāṯrāytan)
construct ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܲܬ݂ (bāṯrāyaṯ) 2nd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (bāṯrāytōḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṯrāytāḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṯrāytawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (bāṯrāytā) 3rd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܹܗ (bāṯrāytēh) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (bāṯrāytāh) ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (bāṯrāythōn)
plural absolute ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܢ (bāṯrāyān) 1st person ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bāṯrāyāṯī) ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bāṯrāyāṯan)
construct ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ (bāṯrāyāṯ) 2nd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bāṯrāyāṯōḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṯrāyāṯāḵ) ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṯrāyāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṯrāyāṯā) 3rd person ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bāṯrāyāṯēh) ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bāṯrāyāṯāh) ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bāṯrāyāṯhōn)

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Antonyms

Adjective

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytāf sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṯrāyāṯā))

  1. feminine of ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (bāṯrāyā, back)