ܒܕܘܟܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒ- (b-, “in”) +‎ ܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (dukkaṯ, “place-of”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəduk.kaθ.]

Preposition

ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ • (b-dukkaṯ)

1. instead of, in lieu of, in place of

   Synonyms: ܚܠܵܦ (ḥlāp), ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (min gēb)

Usage notes

• This term can be used as an adverb, fairy colloquial and rather limited in use; it can generally only be used at the end of a sentence. So, in the general case, the English adjective and adverb instead does not have an immediate counterpart in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic; rather, a phrase like ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh, “in-place-of-him, in its stead”) or ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ ܗܵܢܵܐ (bdūkaṯ hānā, “in-place-of this, instead of this, instead”) must be used.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂

base form			ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (bdūkaṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܝܼ (bdukṯī)		ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܲܢ (bdukṯan)
2nd person	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bdukṯūḵ)	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bdukṯāḵ)	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bdukṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh)	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bdukṯāh)	ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bdukṯhōn)