ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [btʊl.tɑː]
Noun
ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (btulta) f sg (masculine ܒܬܘܼܠܵܐ (btula), feminine plural ܒܬܘܼܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (btulate), feminine plural ܒܬܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (btule))
- virgin, maiden celibate
Proper noun
ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (Btulta) f
- (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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| ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ♈︎ | ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ♉︎ | ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ♊︎ | ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā) ♋︎ | ||||||||
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| ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ♌︎ | ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ♍︎ | ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ♎︎ | ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎ | ||||||||
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| ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ♐︎ | ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ♑︎ | ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ♒︎ | ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē) ♓︎ | ||||||||
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)
- maiden, virgin, celibate
Inflection
declension of ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܬܘܠܐ | ܒܬܘܠܢ |
| construct | ܒܬܘܠܬ | ܒܬܘܠܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܬܘܠܬܐ | ܒܬܘܠܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܬܘܠܬܝ | ܒܬܘܠܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܬܟ | ܒܬܘܠܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܬܘܠܬܗ | ܒܬܘܠܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܬܘܠܬܗ | ܒܬܘܠܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܬܘܠܬܢ | ܒܬܘܠܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ | ܒܬܘܠܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ | ܒܬܘܠܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ | ܒܬܘܠܬܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f
- (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)
References
- “btwlh”, 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 196a