ܒܛܡܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בּוּטְמָא (buṭmā), from Akkadian 𒌑𒁍𒌓𒉡 (buṭnu), from Sumerian 𒁍𒌓𒉡 (/⁠budnu⁠/); compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm, “terebinth”) and Hebrew בֹּטֶן (bóten, “peanut”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪtˤ.məθɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ • (biṭmṯā) f (plural ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē))

1. terebinth
2. (by extension) peanut, pistachio

   Synonyms: ܩܲܪܚܵܐ (qarḥā), ܦܸܣܬܩܵܐ (pistqā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmṯā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܝܼ (biṭmṯī)		ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܲܢ (biṭmṯan)
	construct	ܒܸܛܡܲܬ݂ (biṭmaṯ)	2nd person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (biṭmṯūḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (biṭmṯāḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܐ (biṭmṯā)	3rd person	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܹܗ (biṭmṯēh)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biṭmṯāh)	ܒܸܛܡܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (biṭmṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܛܡܝܼ̈ (biṭmī)		ܒܸܛܡܲܢ̈ (biṭman)
	construct	ܒܸܛܡܲܝ̈ (biṭmay)	2nd person	ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (biṭmūḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (biṭmāḵ)	ܒܸܛܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biṭmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܛܡܹ̈ܐ (biṭmē)	3rd person	ܒܸܛܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (biṭmūh)	ܒܸܛܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (biṭmōh)	ܒܸܛܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (biṭmhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بُطْم (buṭm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛtˤm(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܛܡܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܛܡܐ)

1. terebinth, pistachio (tree and nut)
2. oak; acorn

Inflection

    declension of ܒܛܡܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܛܡܐ	ܒܛܡܝܢ
construct	ܒܛܡܬ	ܒܛܡܝ
emphatic	ܒܛܡܬܐ	ܒܛܡܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܛܡܬܝ	ܒܛܡܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܛܡܬܟ	ܒܛܡܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܛܡܬܟܝ	ܒܛܡܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܛܡܬܗ	ܒܛܡܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܛܡܬܗ	ܒܛܡܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܛܡܬܢ	ܒܛܡܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܛܡܬܟܘܢ	ܒܛܡܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܛܡܬܟܝܢ	ܒܛܡܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܛܡܬܗܘܢ	ܒܛܡܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܛܡܬܗܝܢ	ܒܛܡܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bṭmh”, 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, p. 28b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 42a
• 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. 139a