ܒܛܝܒܛܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

ܒܝܼܛܘܿܒܵܛܘܿ (bīṭōbāṭō)

Etymology

Related to the term ܒܸܛܵܐ (biṭṭā, “spark”) and Classical Syriac ܒܲܛܒܵܛܵܐ (“firefly, spark”), probably because of the appearance of a ladybug and/or firefly to a spark. Formed with the suffix -ܘܿ (-ō). Also compare the lately attested Classical Syriac ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bīṭībāṭō, “firefly”), likely a vernacularism.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːtˤiːbɑːtˤoː]
(Telkepe) IPA^(key): [biːtˤuːbaːtˤu]

Noun

ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ • (bāṭībāṭō) f (plural ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) or ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) or ܒܵܛ̈ܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṭībāṭōwāṯā))

ladybug/ladybird
Synonyms: ܬܵܘܸܪܬܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (tāwirtā dbābī allāhā), ܟܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܒܵܒܝܼ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ (kṯāytā dbābī allāhā)
firefly
Synonyms: ܒܲܪ ܙܝܼܘܵܢܵܐ (bar zīwānā), ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܓܘܼܡܠܵܐ (diḏḇā dgumlā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	–	1^st person	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī)		ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan)
	construct	–	2^nd person	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭōḵ)	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ)	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō)	3^rd person	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܹܗ (bāṭībāṭēh)	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh)	ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1^st person	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī)		ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan)
	construct	–	2^nd person	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭōḵ)	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ)	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē)	3^rd person	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܗܝ (bāṭībāṭūh)	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh)	ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ ܕܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (bāṭībāṭō dnuhrā, “firefly”)