ܒܝܢܝ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, doublet of the native ܒܹܝܢ (bēn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]ܒܲܝܢܲܝ • (baynay)
- inter-; between, amid, among
- ܒܲܝܢܲܝ (baynay) + ܐܘܼܡܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (umtānāyā, “national”) → ܒܲܝܢܲܝ ܐܘܼܡܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (baynay umtānāyā, “international”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Typically used to form calques from English and other languages.
- Sometimes attached to the following word via a hyphen; otherwise, separated by a space.