ܒܝܫܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܘ ܫ (b w š)
1 term

Nominalised from the feminine adjective of ܒܝܼܫܵܐ (bīšā, bad, evil).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [biːʃtɑː]
    IPA(key): [biːʃɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (bīštāf sg (plural ܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīšāṯā))

  1. bad, evil
  2. dirty trick
  3. female equivalent of ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā, bad or evil person or thing)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܝܼܫܵܐ (bīšā) 1st person ܒܝܼܫܬܝܼ (bīštī) ܒܝܼܫܬܲܢ (bīštan)
construct ܒܝܼܫܲܬ݂ (bīšaṯ) 2nd person ܒܝܼܫܬܘܼܟ݂ (bīštōḵ) ܒܝܼܫܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bīštāḵ) ܒܝܼܫܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīštawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ (bīštā) 3rd person ܒܝܼܫܬܹܗ (bīštēh) ܒܝܼܫܬܵܗ̇ (bīštāh) ܒܝܼܫܬܗܘܿܢ (bīšthōn)
plural absolute ܒܝܼܫܵܢ̈ (bīšān) 1st person ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bīšāṯī) ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bīšāṯan)
construct ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂̈ (bīšāṯ) 2nd person ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bīšāṯōḵ) ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bīšāṯāḵ) ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīšāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܝܼܫ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīšāṯā) 3rd person ܒܝܼܫ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bīšāṯēh) ܒܝܼܫ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bīšāṯāh) ܒܝܼܫܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bīšāṯhōn)

Adjective

ܒܝܼܫܬܵܐ • (bīštāf (plural ܒܝܼ̈ܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīšāṯā))

  1. feminine of ܒܝܼܫܵܐ (bīšā, bad, evil)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܐ ܫ
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biʃtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [biʃɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܫܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܝܫܬܐ)

  1. evil, wickedness
  2. misfortune

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܝܫܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܝܫܐ 1st person ܒܝܫܬܝ ܒܝܫܬܢ
construct ܒܝܫܬ 2nd person ܒܝܫܬܟ ܒܝܫܬܟܝ ܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܝܫܬܐ 3rd person ܒܝܫܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܝܫܢ 1st person ܒܝܫܬܢ ܒܝܫܬܢ
construct ܒܝܫܬ 2nd person ܒܝܫܬܟ ܒܝܫܬܟܝ ܒܝܫܬܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܝܫܬܐ 3rd person ܒܝܫܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܗܝܢ

References

  • byšh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 23b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 43a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 144a–b