ܒܘܢܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܒܘܟܢܐ (būḵnā)
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (*bunak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbu.n(ə.)xɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ˈbu.n(ə.)xe] (plural)
Noun
ܒܘܢܟܐ • (būnəḵā) m (plural ܒܘܢܟܐ)
- native, aborigine
- inhabitant, settler
- (figuratively) lampstand base
Inflection
declension of ܒܘܢܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܢܟ | ܒܘܢܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܘܢܟ | ܒܘܢܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܢܟܐ | ܒܘܢܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܢܟܝ | ܒܘܢܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܟ | ܒܘܢܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܟܝ | ܒܘܢܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܢܟܗ | ܒܘܢܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܢܟܗ | ܒܘܢܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܢܟܢ | ܒܘܢܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܟܘܢ | ܒܘܢܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܢܟܟܝܢ | ܒܘܢܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܢܟܗܘܢ | ܒܘܢܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܢܟܗܝܢ | ܒܘܢܟܝܗܝܢ |
Derived terms
- ܐܚܕ ܒܘܢܟܐ (ʾĕḥaḏ būnəḵā)
References
- “bwnk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 26a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 38a, b
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 126a, 127b-127a