ܒܝܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Literally, “House of prisoners”.
Noun
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ • (bēṯ asīrē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bāttay asīrē))
- prison, jail
- Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܒ݂ܘܼܫܝܵܐ (bēṯ ḥḇušyā)
- ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܩܸܛܠܵܐ ܕܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ.
- surḥānāyā pīšā ìwā ḥḇīšā gāw bēt asīrē ˁal qiṭlā d-ˁḇīḏā ìwā gāw mdītā qam ḥḏā šēttā.
- The criminal had been locked up in prison for a murder committed in the city a year ago.
Inflection
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (bēṯ asīrī) |
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (bēṯ asīran) | ||
construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bēṯ asīrūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bēṯ asīrāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēṯ asīrāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ asīrē) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܗ (bēṯ asīrēh) |
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēṯ asīrōh) |
ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bēṯ asīrhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܝܼ (bāttay asīrī) |
ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܲܢ (bāttay asīran) | ||
construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bāttay asīrūḵ) |
ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bāttay asīrāḵ) |
ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay asīrāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bāttay asīrē) |
3rd person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܗ (bāttay asīrēh) |
ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay asīrōh) |
ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bāttay asīrhōn) | ||
Classical Syriac
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [be(j)θ ʔassire(ʔ)]
References
- “byt**ˀsyrˀ”, 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, p. 16a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43b
- 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, p. 145b
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