ܒܐܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Ancient Greek βῆμᾰ (bêma).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beʔːmɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [biːmɑː]

Noun

ܒܹܐܡܵܐ • (bēmā) m sg (plural ܒܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (bēmē))

1. stage for performing

   ܡܡܲܬܠܵܢܵܐ ܕܥܝܼܪ ܠܹܗ ܠܒܹܐܡܵܐ ܕܡܛܲܐܸܠ. ― mmatlānā dˁīr lēh lbēmā d-mṭaˀil. ― The actor returned to the stage to play.

2. (figurative) platform

   ܟܹܐ ܝܵܗ݇ܒ݂ܝܼ ܒܹܐܡܵܐ ܠܩܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܦܪ̈ܝܼܫܹܐ. ― kē yāḇī bēmā l-qālē prīšē. ― They give a platform to different voices.

3. (Christianity) pulpit

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܐܡܵܐ (bēmā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܐܡܝܼ (bēmī)		ܒܹܐܡܲܢ (bēman)
	construct	ܒܹܐܡ (bēm)	2nd person	ܒܹܐܡܘܼܟ݂ (bēmūḵ)	ܒܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ (bēmāḵ)	ܒܹܐܡܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܐܡܵܐ (bēmā)	3rd person	ܒܹܐܡܹܗ (bēmēh)	ܒܹܐܡܵܗ̇ (bēmāh)	ܒܹܐܡܗܘܿܢ (bēmhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܐܡܝܼ̈ (bēmī)		ܒܹܐܡܲܢ̈ (bēman)
	construct	ܒܹܐܡܲܝ̈ (bēmay)	2nd person	ܒܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēmūḵ)	ܒܹܐܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēmāḵ)	ܒܹܐܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܐܡܹ̈ܐ (bēmē)	3rd person	ܒܹܐܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēmūh)	ܒܹܐܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēmōh)	ܒܹܐܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēmhōn)

Synonyms

• ܡܲܨܛܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ (maṣṭaḇtā)