ܒܘܩܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek βῡκᾰ́νη (būkắnē, spiral trumpet, horn), from Latin būcina. The modern sense is a semantic loan from Arabic بُوق (būq) of which is derived as a phono-semantic matching.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [buqqiːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ • (būqīnām sg (plural ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (būqīnē))

  1. (music) bugle, buccina, war-trumpet, conch
    Synonyms: ܩܲܪܢܵܐ (qarnā), ܫܝܼܦܘܿܪܵܐ (šīpōrā)
  2. (modern) megaphone

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢ (būqīn) 1st person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܝܼ (būqīnī) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܢ (būqīnan)
construct ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢ (būqīn) 2nd person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼܟ݂ (būqīnōḵ) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ (būqīnāḵ) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būqīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܐ (būqīnā) 3rd person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹܗ (būqīnēh) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܗ̇ (būqīnāh) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܗܘܿܢ (būqīnhōn)
plural absolute ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܝܼ̈ܢ (būqīnīn) 1st person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܝܼ̈ (būqīnī) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܢ̈ (būqīnan)
construct ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܝ̈ (būqīnay) 2nd person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būqīnōḵ) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būqīnāḵ) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būqīnawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (būqīnē) 3rd person ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būqīnūh) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (būqīnōh) ܒܘܼܩܝܼܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (būqīnayhōn)