ܒܟܬܐ

Displace native ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬܵܐ (attā), of disputed etymology:

• Probably derived from the absolute form of ܒܵܟ݂ܸܬ݂ܬܵܐ (bāḵiṯtā, “spinster, weaving woman”), which already had the meaning of working woman in the 5th century as documented in Classical Syriac.[1] Found also in Lishana Deni בַּכתָּא (baxta) and Neo-Mandaic [Term?].
• Alternatively suggested to be a borrowing from Persian بخت (baxt, “luck”) or Northern Kurdish [script needed] (baxt, “honor”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bax.tɑː]

ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ • (baḵtā) f (plural ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ (baḵtātē) or ܢܸܫܹ̈ܐ (niššē), masculine ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā))

1. woman (adult human female)

   ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܵܠܲܡ.

   mīrēh d-ānā wē lī baḵtā yatīr šapīrtā d-ḥzē lēh min ˁālam.

   He said I was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

   • w:Book of Proverbs 11:16:

     ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܡܵܪܲܬ ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܙܲܪ̈ܒܵܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܝܼ ܕܵܘܸܠܬܵܐ.

     baḵtā mārat šāpāqat kē dāḇqā īqārā, īnā gaḇrē zarbānē kē dāḇqī dāwiltā.

     A gracious woman retains honour, But ruthless men retain riches.

   • 1 Corinthians 11:11:
   • ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ؛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

     sābāb dāḵī d-baḵtā tē lāh min gaḇrā, hādḵā ūp gaḇrā wīyā ìlēh min baḵtā; īnā kul mindī min allāhā ìlēh.

     For as woman came from man, even so man also comes from woman; but all things are from God.

2. wife (female spouse)

   ܝܸܡܹܗ ܘܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܗܵܠܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ. ― yimmēh w-baḵtēh hālā tāmā ìnā. ― His mother and his wife are still there.

   • Proverbs 18:22:
   • ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܘܟܹܐ ܦܲܠܸܛ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ.

     awa dmačiḥ baḵtā kē mačiḥ ṭāḇtā, w-kē palliṭ bāsīmūtā min māryā.

     He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favour from the Lord.

• (sex, martial status): ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (gaḇrā), ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ (urzā)
• (age): ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā), ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā)