ܒܒܥܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܥ ܐ (b ˁ ˀ) |
| 4 terms |
Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from ܒ- (bə-, “in, by”) + ܒܥܘ (bāʿū, “a petition”), absolute form of ܒܥܘܬܐ (bāʿūṯā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [bəwɑːʕuː]
Interjection
- please said in expressing a request
See also
- ܬܲܘܕܝܼ (tawdī, “thank you”)
- ܐܸܢ ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (in bāsmā lōḵ)
- ܢܹܐ (nē)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܒ- (bə-, “in, by”) + ܒܥܘ (bāʿū, “a petition”), absolute form of ܒܥܘܬܐ (bāʿūṯā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)vɑʕu]
Adverb
ܒܒܥܘ • (bə-ḇāʿū)
See also
- ܢܝ (nê)
References
- “bbˁw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 1 October 2014
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 34a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 34b
- 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 169a