ܒܘܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Matches Ancient Greek βύνη (búnē, “malt”). Plausibly a technical term from Proto-Iranian *buHnáh, Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰudʰnás (“ground”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bunɑ]
Noun
ܒܘܢܐ • (būnā) m
- barley soaked in water
Inflection
declension of ܒܘܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܢ | ܒܘܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܘܢ | ܒܘܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܢܐ | ܒܘܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܢܝ | ܒܘܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܢܟ | ܒܘܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܝ | ܒܘܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܢܗ | ܒܘܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܢܗ | ܒܘܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܢܢ | ܒܘܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܘܢ | ܒܘܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܝܢ | ܒܘܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܢܗܘܢ | ܒܘܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܢܗܝܢ | ܒܘܢܝܗܝܢ |
Descendants
- → Arabic: بُنّ (bunn, “coffee bean”) (see there for further descendants)
References
- “bwnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 63a
- Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 373