ܒܝܬ ܡܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܡ ܣ ܐ (m s ˀ)
6 terms

Literally, “House of laundry”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [beːθ‿mus.sɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (bēṯ mussāyā) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bāttay mussāyā))

  1. laundry (place or room where laundering is done)
    ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕ̈ܬܹܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܡ̈ܝܼܡܹܐ ܓܲܘ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ.
    kullhōn bāttē ḥadtē bit hāwī lhōn bēṯ mussāyā b-dipnā d-bēṯ ḥmīmē gaw maˁmrā rēšāyā.
    All the new houses will have a laundry next to the bathroom in the main living space.
  2. launderette, laundromat
    ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܬܐܵܣܵܐ ܕܬܸܫܡܫܲܬ݂ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܡܣܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܟܘܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.
    bēṯ mussāyā ˁammāyā dīyan īlēh šūtˀāsā d-tišmšaṯ nafšā qā būt msāytā w-kwāytā d-lḇūšē.
    Our laundromat is a self-service facility with for washing and pressing clothing.
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