ܒܘܫܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܫ ܠ (b š l)
6 terms

Verbal noun of ܡܒܲܫܸܠ (mbaššil, “to cook”); compare Hebrew בִּשּׁוּל (bishúl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [buʃʃaːlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [buʃaːla]

Noun

ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ • (buššālā) m (plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܹܐ (būšālē) or ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹܐ (būšālānē))

1. cooking
2. cooked food
3. cuisine, cookery; style of cooking
4. type of cooked food

Usage notes

The plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܹܐ (būšālē) is used for the sense of cooked foods while the plural ܒ̈ܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹܐ (būšālānē) is used for the sense of “types of cooked foods”.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܝܼ (būšālī)		ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܢ (būšālan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܫܵܠ (būšāl)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (būšālūḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (būšālāḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būšālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (buššālā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܹܗ (būšālēh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܗ̇ (būšālāh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܗܘܿܢ (būšālhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܝܼ̈ (būšālī)		ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܢ̈ (būšālan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܲܝ̈ (būšālay)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būšālūḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būšālāḵ)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būšālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܹ̈ܐ (būšālē)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būšālūh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (būšālōh)	ܒܘܼܫܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (būšālhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (bēṯ buššālā, “kitchen”, literally “house of cooking”)
• ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ktāḇā dbūšālānē, “cookbook”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ ܫ ܠ related to cooking.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buʃʃɑlɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [buʃʃɑle] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܫܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܫܠܐ)

1. cooked food, ripeness
2. stew, broth
3. digestion

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܫܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܫܠ		1st person	ܒܘܫܠܝ		ܒܘܫܠܢ
	construct	ܒܘܫܠ		2nd person	ܒܘܫܠܟ	ܒܘܫܠܟܝ	ܒܘܫܠܟܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܫܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܫܠܗ	ܒܘܫܠܗ	ܒܘܫܠܗܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܫܠܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܫܠܝ		ܒܘܫܠܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܫܠܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܫܠܝܟ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܝ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܫܠܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܫܠܘܗܝ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܫܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bwšl”, 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 40a
• 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 132a