ܒܘܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܒܘܼܕ (būd)
Etymology
[edit]Likely from a contraction of ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-, literally “on this that”) or simply ܒ- (b-, “on”) + ܕ- (d-, “that, of”) or contraction of ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕ- (b-ū d-, literally “on this that”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]ܒܘܼܬ • (būt)
- about, with regard to, on
- ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ.
- šmīˁā ìwen rābā mindīyānē diwit mīrā būt dīyī.
- I have heard a lot of things that you said about me.
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of ܒܘܼܬ (būt) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Form | ܒܘܼܬ (būt) | ||
| Personal-pronoun including forms | singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ (būt dīyī) |
ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܲܢ (būt dīyan) | |
| 2nd person | ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (būt dīyūḵ) |
ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (būt dīyāḵ) |
ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būt dīyāwḵōn) |
| 3rd person | ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܹܗ (būt dīyēh) |
ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (būt dīyāh) |
ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (būt dīhōn) |
Synonyms
[edit]- ܥܲܠ (ˁal), ܥܲܠ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ (ˁal ṣḇūt)
Derived terms
[edit]- ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ (būt āhā, “about this, therefore”)
- ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܹܪ (būt ḥāṭēr)