ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿xizːwɑːneː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beθː‿ħizːwɑːneː]
Noun
ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (bēt ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bātay ḥizwānē))
- theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)
- ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
- bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gāw bēt ḥizwānē b-kānon qamāyā.
- There will be a new play at the theatre in December.
- cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)
- Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēt zulḥizwē)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānē)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (bēt ḥizwānī) | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (bēt ḥizwānan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēt ḥizwānuḵ) | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēt ḥizwānāḵ) | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥizwānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānē) | 3rd person | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēt ḥizwānuh) | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēt ḥizwānoh) | ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥizwānhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܝܼ̈ (bātay ḥizwānī) | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܲܢ̈ (bātay ḥizwānan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bātay ḥizwānuḵ) | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bātay ḥizwānāḵ) | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bātay ḥizwānāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bātay ḥizwānē) | 3rd person | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bātay ḥizwānuh) | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bātay ḥizwānoh) | ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bātay ḥizwānhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ, “the shows”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]
Noun
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܚܙܘܢܐ)
- theatre
References
- “byt**ḥzwnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 101a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43b
- 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, p. 146b