ܒܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna) and Hebrew בֵּין (bēn).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [beːn]

Preposition

ܒܹܝܢ • (bēn)

  1. between
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܢܝܼ ܘܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂.
    hānā ìlēh baynī w-baynōḵ.
    This is between me and you.
    ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܪܵܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܲܢ.īṯ drāšā baynanThere is arguing between us.
    ܬܵܦܩܲܚ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܲܝ̈ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܘܒܹܝܢ ܐܲܪܒܲܥ.
    tāpqaḥ biḥḏāḏē bēn šāˁay tillāṯ w-bēn arbaˁ.
    Let’s meet between three and four o’clock.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܢ
base form ܒܹܝܢ (bēn)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܲܝܢܝܼ (baynī) ܒܲܝܢܲܢ (baynan)
2nd person ܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (baynōḵ) ܒܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (baynāḵ) ܒܲܝܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (baynawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܲܝܢܹܗ (baynēh) ܒܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (baynāh) ܒܲܝܢܗܘܿܢ (baynhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ (baynāṯ, among)
  • ܒܲܝܢܲܝ (baynay, inter-)
  • ܒܹܝܢ ܒܹܝܢ (bēn bēn)