ܒܘܟܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒄑𒃶𒈾 (bukānu [ĜEŠ.GAN.NA]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buˈxɑ.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [buˈxɑ.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܟܢܐ • (būḵānā) m (plural ܒܘܟܢܐ)

1. pestle

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܟܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܟܢ		1st person	ܒܘܟܢܝ		ܒܘܟܢܢ
	construct	ܒܘܟܢ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܢܟ	ܒܘܟܢܟܝ	ܒܘܟܢܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܢܗ	ܒܘܟܢܗ	ܒܘܟܢܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܟܢܝ		ܒܘܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܢܝܟ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܝ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܢܘܗܝ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbux.nɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈbux.ne] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܟܢܐ • (būḵnā) m (plural ܒܘܟܢܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܒܘܢܟܐ (būnəḵā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܟܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܟܢ		1st person	ܒܘܟܢܝ		ܒܘܟܢܢ
	construct	ܒܘܟܢ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܢܟ	ܒܘܟܢܟܝ	ܒܘܟܢܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܢܗ	ܒܘܟܢܗ	ܒܘܟܢܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܟܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܟܢܝ		ܒܘܟܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܟܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܢܝܟ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܝ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܢܘܗܝ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bwkn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 38a
• 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 126a