ܒܠܥܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܒ-ܠ-ܥ (b-l-ʿ) related to swallowing. Compare Hebrew בֶּלַע (bélaʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)lɑʕɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [b(ə)lɑʕe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܠܥܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܠܥܐ)
- mouthful, gobbet, bolus
- swallowing, gurgling
- (grammar) omission, elision
- (phonology) assimilation
Inflection
inflection of ܒܠܥܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܠܥ | ܒܠܥܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܠܥ | ܒܠܥܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܠܥܐ | ܒܠܥܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܠܥܝ | ܒܠܥܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܠܥܟ | ܒܠܥܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܠܥܟܝ | ܒܠܥܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܠܥܗ | ܒܠܥܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܠܥܗ | ܒܠܥܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܠܥܢ | ܒܠܥܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܠܥܟܘܢ | ܒܠܥܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܠܥܟܝܢ | ܒܠܥܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܠܥܗܘܢ | ܒܠܥܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܠܥܗܝܢ | ܒܠܥܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “blˁ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 47b
- 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. 159b