ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܒܝܬܝܐ
ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām), from ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, house of) + ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥmīmē, hot springs).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿xə.miːmeː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ • (bēt ḥmīmē) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥmīmē))

  1. bathroom (A room containing a shower, bathtub, and a toilet.)
    ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܛܝܼ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܕܲܟ݂ܲܚ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.
    min qam māṭī, wālē d-daḵaḥ tāwānā d-arḥē, bēt ḥmīmē, w-bēt buššālā.
    Before they arrive we have to clean the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen.
  2. Turkish baths, hammam (A Middle-Eastern-style steam bath followed by a dip in cool water and massage.)

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