ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From ܒܬܘܠܐ (b(ə)ṯūlā, “virgin”) + -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending). Compare Arabic بَتُولِيَّة (batūliyya) and Hebrew בְּתוּלִים (bəṯûlîm).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)θuluθɑ]
Noun
ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (uncountable)
- virginity, celibacy, chastity
Inflection
declension of ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܬܘܠܘ |
| construct | ܒܬܘܠܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܘܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “btwlw”, 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, page 38b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
- 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, page 195b