ܒܘܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܘ ܣ (b w s)
2 terms

Borrowed from Arabic بَوْسَة (bawsa), from Persian (buse, “kiss”). Whence also forming the denominal verb ܒܵܝܹܣ (bāyēs, “to kiss”).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [boːsɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܘܣܵܐ • (bawsā) m sg (plural ܒܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (bawsē) or ܒܲܘܣܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bawsāṯā))

(slang) a kiss
Synonym: ܢܫܘܼܩܬܵܐ (nšuqtā)

ܗܲܒ݂݇ܠ ܠܝܼ ܒܲܘܣܵܐ ― hal lī bawsā ― Give me a kiss

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܲܘܣܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܒܘܿܣ (bōs)		1^st person	ܒܲܘܣܝܼ (bawsī)		ܒܲܘܣܲܢ (bawsan)
	construct	ܒܘܿܣ (bōs)		2^nd person	ܒܲܘܣܘܼܟ݂ (bawsōḵ)	ܒܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ (bawsāḵ)	ܒܲܘܣܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bawsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܘܣܵܐ (bawsā)		3^rd person	ܒܲܘܣܹܗ (bawsēh)	ܒܲܘܣܵܗ̇ (bawsāh)	ܒܲܘܣܗܘܿܢ (bawshōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܲܘܣܝܼ̈ܢ (bawsīn)		1^st person	ܒܲܘܣܝܼ̈ (bawsī)		ܒܲܘܣܲܢ̈ (bawsan)
	construct	ܒܲܘܣܲܝ̈ (bawsay)		2^nd person	ܒܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bawsōḵ)	ܒܲܘܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bawsāḵ)	ܒܲܘܣܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bawsawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܘܣܹ̈ܐ (bawsē)		3^rd person	ܒܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bawsūh)	ܒܲܘܣܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (bawsōh)	ܒܲܘܣܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bawsayhōn)