ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܒܝܬܝܐ

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic حَمَّام‎ (ḥammām), from ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “house of”) + ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (ḥmīmē, “hot springs”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿xə.miːmeː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ • (bēt ḥmīmē) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (bātay ḥmīmē))

1. bathroom (A room containing a shower, bathtub, and a toilet.)

   ‏ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܛܝܼ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܕܲܟ݂ܲܚ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.‎‎

   min qam māṭī, wālē d-daḵḵaḥ tāwānā d-ʾarḥē, bēt ḥmīmē, w-bēt bušālā.

   Before they arrive we have to clean the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen.

2. Turkish baths, hammam (A Middle-Eastern-style steam bath followed by a dip in cool water and massage.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥmīmē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈‎ (bēt ḥmimī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܲܢ̈‎ (bēt ḥmīman)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (bēt ḥmimuḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (bēt ḥmīmāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bēt ḥmīmāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥmīmē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (bēt ḥmimuh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (bēt ḥmimoh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (bēt ḥmimhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈‎ (bātay ḥmimī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܲܢ̈‎ (bātay ḥmīman)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (bātay ḥmimuḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (bātay ḥmīmāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bātay ḥmīmāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (bātay ḥmīmē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (bātay ḥmimuh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇‎ (bātay ḥmimoh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (bātay ḥmimhon)

Synonyms

• (bathroom): ܒܹܝܬ ܚܵܘܦܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēt ḥāwpē), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܝܵܐ̈‎ (bēṯ mayyā)