ܒܬܘܠܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl) and Hebrew בָּתוּל (bāṯûl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)θulɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [b(ə)θule(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܬܘܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܘܠܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܬܐ)
- virgin, celibate
- (feminine, in the plural) virginity
Inflection
inflection of ܒܬܘܠܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܬܘܠ | ܒܬܘܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܬܘܠ | ܒܬܘܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܬܘܠܐ | ܒܬܘܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܬܘܠܝ | ܒܬܘܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܟ | ܒܬܘܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܟܝ | ܒܬܘܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܬܘܠܗ | ܒܬܘܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܬܘܠܗ | ܒܬܘܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܬܘܠܢ | ܒܬܘܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܟܘܢ | ܒܬܘܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܟܝܢ | ܒܬܘܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܗܘܢ | ܒܬܘܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܗܝܢ | ܒܬܘܠܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “btwl”, 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. 38b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 56b
- 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. 195b