ܒܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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ܒܝܢ

ܠܥܸܠ ܡ̣ܢ

ܠܬܸܚܬ ܡ̣ܢ

ܓܲܘ

ܩܵܕ݇ܡ

ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ

ܥܲܠ

ܓܹܢ݇ܒ/

ܠܟܸܣ

ܬ݇ܚܘܿܬ݂

ܒܹܝܢ

Prepositions of location

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَيْنَ (bayna) and Hebrew בֵּין (bēn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːn]

Preposition

ܒܹܝܢ • (bēn)

1. between, among

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܲܝܢܝܼ ܘܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂. ― hānā ìlēh baynī w-baynōḵ. ― This is between me and you.

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܕܪܵܫܵܐ ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ. ― īṯ drāšā baynāṯan ― There is arguing between us.

   ܬܵܦܩܲܚ ܒܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܒܹܝܢ ܒܫܵܥܲܝ̈ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܘܒܹܝܢ ܐܲܪܒܲܥ. ― tāpqaḥ biḥḏāḏē bēn bšāˁay tlāṯ w-bēn arbaˁ. ― Let’s meet between three and four o’clock.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܢ

base form			ܒܹܝܢ (bēn)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܲܝܢܝܼ (baynī)		ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ (baynāṯan)
2nd person	ܒܲܝܢܘܼܟ݂ (baynūḵ)	ܒܲܝܢܵܟ݂ܝ (baynāḵ)	ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (baynāṯāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܲܝܢܹܗ (baynēh)	ܒܲܝܢܵܗ̇ (baynāh)	ܒܲܝܢܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (baynāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܝܢܲܝ (baynay, “inter-”)
• ܒܹܝܢ ܒܹܝܢ (bēn bēn)