ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿xizːwɑːneː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beθː‿ħizːwɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (bēt ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē))

  1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)
    ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
    bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gāw bēt ḥizwānē b-kānōn qammāyā.
    There will be a new play at the theatre in December.
  2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēt zulḥizwē)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, house of) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ, the shows).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܚܙܘܢܐ)

  1. theatre

References

  • byt**ḥzwnˀ”, 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. 101a
  • 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. 146b
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