Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Contraction of ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܵܬ݂ܡܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ḥāṯmē, literally “house of seals”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [bɑːxɪθ.meː]
Proper noun
ܒܵܚܸܬ݂ܡܹܐ • (bāḥiṯmē) f
- Bakhetme (an Assyrian town in northern Iraq, located in the region of Nuhadra)
Descendants
- → Arabic: بَاخِتْمِه (bāḵitmih)
- → Northern Kurdish: باختمێ (baxtmê)