ܒܠܢܐ

ܒܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic בַּלָּנָא‎ (ballānā), from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ba.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ • (balānā) m sg (plural ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (balānāwātē) or ܒܲܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (balānē))

1. bathtub, bath (tub used for bathing)

   ‏ܐܝܼܬ ܬܪܹܝ ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܥܸܠܸܠ.‎‎

   īt trē balānāwātē gāw bēt ḵmīmē ʿilil.

   There are two bathtubs in the bathroom upstairs.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ (ballānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܝܼ‎ (ballānī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܲܢ‎ (ballānan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢ‎ (ballān)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (ballānuḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (ballānāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ballānāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ (ballānā)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܹܗ‎ (ballānēh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (ballānoh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (ballānhon)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈‎ (ballānāwātī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈‎ (ballānāwātan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ‎ (ballānāwāt)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂‎ (ballānāwātuḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈‎ (ballānāwātāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (ballānāwātāwḵon)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (ballānāwātē)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ‎ (ballānāwātuh)	ܒܲܠܵܢ̈ܵܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇‎ (ballānāwātoh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ‎ (ballānāwāthon)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ‎ (balānāyā, “bathkeeper”)