ܒܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܒܘܼܕ (būd)

Etymology

Likely from a contraction of ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-, literally on this that) or simply ܒ- (b-, on) + ܕ- (d-, that, of) or contraction of ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕ- (b-ū d-, literally on this that).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [but.]

Preposition

ܒܘܼܬ • (būt)

  1. about, with regard to, on
    ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ.
    šmīˁā ìwen rābā mindīyānē diwit mīrā būt dīyī.
    I have heard a lot of things that you said about me.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܬ
base form ܒܘܼܬ (būt)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ (būt dīyī) ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܲܢ (būt dīyan)
2nd person ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (būt dīyōḵ) ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (būt dīyāḵ) ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būt dīyawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܹܗ (būt dīyēh) ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (būt dīyāh) ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (būt dīhōn)

Synonyms

  • ܥܲܠ (ˁal), ܥܲܠ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ (ˁal ṣḇūt)

Derived terms