ܒܗܬܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܗ-ܬ (b-h-t), related to being ashamed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛh.t(ə.)θɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛhˈtɑ.θɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܗܬܬܐ • (behtəṯā) f (plural ܒܗܬܬܐ)

1. shame, disgrace, dishonour, infamy
2. crime
3. confusion
4. (figuratively) idol, image

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܗܬܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܗܬܐ		1st person	ܒܗܬܬܝ		ܒܗܬܬܢ
	construct	ܒܗܬܬ		2nd person	ܒܗܬܬܟ	ܒܗܬܬܟܝ	ܒܗܬܬܟܘܢ	ܒܗܬܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܗܬܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܗܬܬܗ	ܒܗܬܬܗ	ܒܗܬܬܗܘܢ	ܒܗܬܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܗܬܢ		1st person	ܒܗܬܬܢ		ܒܗܬܬܢ
	construct	ܒܗܬܬ		2nd person	ܒܗܬܬܟ	ܒܗܬܬܟܝ	ܒܗܬܬܟܘܢ	ܒܗܬܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܗܬܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܗܬܬܗ	ܒܗܬܬܗ	ܒܗܬܬܗܘܢ	ܒܗܬܬܗܝܢ

References

• “bhth”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-27
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 25b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 37a
• 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. 123a-b