ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בָּלָא (bālā); compare Arabic بَال (bāl).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [baːlaː]

Noun

ܒܵܠܵܐ • (bālā) m (plural ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē))

  1. mind, state
  2. attention, mindfulness, heed
  3. direction one is facing (of living beings or inanimates)
    ܐܲܚܕ݂ܸܪ ܒܵܠܘܿܟ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܟܕ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂
    aḥḏir bālōḵ ilī kd mmallin ˁamōḵ
    Turn your direction to me when I speak to you.
    ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܘܒܵܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܘܼܕܵܐ
    rōfštā mūtaḇtā wbālāh lguddā
    The shovel is placed down and is facing the wall.
    (literally, “The shovel is placed down and its direction is to the wall.”)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܵܠܝܼ
(bālī)		 ܒܵܠܲܢ
(bālan)
construct ܒܵܠ
(bāl)		 2nd person ܒܵܠܘܼܟ݂
(bālūḵ)		 ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ
(bālāḵ)		 ܒܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܠܵܐ
(bālā)		 3rd person ܒܵܠܹܗ
(bālēh)		 ܒܵܠܵܗ̇
(bālāh)		 ܒܵܠܗܘܿܢ
(bālhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܵܠܝܼ̈
(bālī)		 ܒܵܠܲܢ̈
(bālan)
construct ܒܵܠܲܝ̈
(bālay)		 2nd person ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(bālūḵ)		 ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(bālāḵ)		 ܒܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bālāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ
(bālē)		 3rd person ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(bālūh)		 ܒܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(bālōh)		 ܒܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(bālhōn)
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Root
ܒ ܠ ܐ (b l ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic בלא

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [baːleː]

Verb

ܒܵܠܹܐ • (bālē) (present participle ܒܠܵܝܵܐ (blāyā), past participle ܒܸܠܝܵܐ (bilyā))

  1. to be worn out, tired

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Akkadian abullu (“city gate”). Not attested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [bil.laː.]

Noun

ܒܸܠܵܐ • (billā) m

  1. main door, front door, external door

See also
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