ܒܙܚܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ ܙ ܚ, related to deriding.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛz.ħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛz.ħe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܚܐ • (bezḥā) m (plural ܒܙܚܐ)

1. derision, mocking, scoff
2. reproach, disgrace

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܙܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܙܚ		1st person	ܒܙܚܝ		ܒܙܚܢ
	construct	ܒܙܚ		2nd person	ܒܙܚܟ	ܒܙܚܟܝ	ܒܙܚܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܙܚܝܢ		1st person	ܒܙܚܝ		ܒܙܚܝܢ
	construct	ܒܙܚܝ		2nd person	ܒܙܚܝܟ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝ	ܒܙܚܝܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܚܘܗܝ	ܒܙܚܝܗ	ܒܙܚܝܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Modified from above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bazˈzɑ.ħɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bazˈzɑ.ħe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܙܚܐ • (bazzāḥā) m (plural ܒܙܚܐ)

1. derider, mocker, scoffer

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܙܚܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܙܚ		1st person	ܒܙܚܝ		ܒܙܚܢ
	construct	ܒܙܚ		2nd person	ܒܙܚܟ	ܒܙܚܟܝ	ܒܙܚܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܗ	ܒܙܚܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܙܚܝܢ		1st person	ܒܙܚܝ		ܒܙܚܝܢ
	construct	ܒܙܚܝ		2nd person	ܒܙܚܝܟ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝ	ܒܙܚܝܟܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܙܚܐ		3rd person	ܒܙܚܘܗܝ	ܒܙܚܝܗ	ܒܙܚܝܗܘܢ	ܒܙܚܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bzḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-10-21
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 27a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 40b
• 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 133b