ܒܝܦܠܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a contraction of Aramaic בֵּית פַּלְגָּא (bêṯ palgā, literally “place of the half/middle”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːpal.ɡɑː]

Preposition

ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ • (bēpalgā)

1. in the middle of, in the midst

   ܣܸܪܛܵܐ ܬܪܝܼܨܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܚܘܼܕܪܵܐ ܠܬܚܘܼܡܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ.

   sirṭā trīṣā min bēpalgā d-ḥudrā l-tḥūmā barrāyā.

   a line segment extending from in the middle of a sphere to its bounding surface

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܥܒ݂ܵܕܵܐ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܝܼ.

   ānā bēpalgā ìwen ˁḇādā pulḥānī.

   I am in the middle off doing my work.

2. amidst, among, in between
3. all over

   Synonym: ܥܲܠ ܟܠ (ˁal kul)

   ܡܘܼܢܦܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܕܵܘܠܵܐ ܘܐܵܕܝܼܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܫܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ.

   munpil lēh dāwlā w-ādīyā īt šīrā bēpalgā d-arˁā.

   He dropped the bucket and now there is paint all over the floor.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ (bēpalgā)
Base Form			ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܐ (bēpalgā)
Personal-pronoun including forms	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܝܼ (bēpalgī)		ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܲܢ (bēpalgan)
2nd person	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܘܼܟ݂ (bēpalgūḵ)	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܟ݂ܝ (bēpalgāḵ)	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēpalgāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܹܗ (bēpalgēh)	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܵܗ̇ (bēpalgāh)	ܒܹܝܦܲܠܓܗܘܿܢ (bēpalghōn)