ܒܝܬܠܚܡ

See also: ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ‎

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם‎ (bêṯ léḥem, literally “house of bread”). Through a contraction of ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “house of”) + ܠܚܸܡ‎ (lḥim) (the absolute form of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ‎ (laḥmā, “bread”))

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [betːəl.xɪm.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ • (bētlḥim) f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)
    ‏ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܒܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ!‎‎ ― Christ is born in Bethlehem!
    • Matthew 2:2
      ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.‎‎
      min bār d-piš lēh līdā īšoʿ gāw bētlḥim d-īhudā b-yāwmānē d-hērodis malkā, tē lhon mḡušē min madnḥā l-orišlim.
      Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,.
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