ܒܬܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܬ ܪ (b t r)
5 terms

Etymology

Nominalized from ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ (back, rear) + -ܝܬܐ (-āytā, the feminine attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑθːrɑjːtɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytā) m sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bāṯrāyāṯē))

  1. background (of a picture or the like)
    ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ.šḇāḇē b-bāṯrāytā d-ṣurtā.The neighbours in the background of the picture.
    ܩܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ، ܡܵܘܣܸܦ ܥܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ.bāṯrāytā, māwsip ˁnānē.For the background, add clouds.
  2. (figuratively) background, an ambient environment
    ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܲܬ݂ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐmōsīqaṯ bāṯrāytābackground music
    ܥܲܡ ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܹܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐˁam mōsīqē bimḥāyā b-bāṯrāytāwith music playing in the background
  3. (by extension, figuratively) background, person’s heritage, upbringing, and so on.
    ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐsnēḡrā īṯ lēh bāṯrāytā b-yulpān ḥāšōḇēThe lawyer has a background in computer science.
    ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ.surḥānāyā iṯyā ìlēh min bāṯrāytā qšīṯā.The criminal comes from a rough background.
  4. (computing) background, wallpaper (image used to cover a desktop)

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Adjective

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytā) f sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bāṯrāyāṯē))

  1. feminine of ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (bāṯrāyā, back)
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