ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܒܝܬܝܐ

ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ

Etymology

Calque of Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām), from ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “house of”) + ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (ḥmīmē, “hot springs”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿xə.miːmeː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ • (bēt ḥmīmē) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥmīmē))

1. bathroom (A room containing a shower, bathtub, and a toilet.)

   ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܡܵܛܝܼ، ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܕܲܟ݂ܲܚ ܬܵܘܵܢܵܐ ܕܐܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ، ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ، ܘܒܹܝܬ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ.

   min qam māṭī, wālē d-daḵaḥ tāwānā d-arḥē, bēt ḥmīmē, w-bēt buššālā.

   Before they arrive we have to clean the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen.

2. Turkish baths, hammam (A Middle-Eastern-style steam bath followed by a dip in cool water and massage.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (bēt ḥmīmī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (bēt ḥmīman)
	construct	–		2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bēt ḥmīmūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bēt ḥmīmāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥmīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥmīmē)		3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bēt ḥmīmūh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bēt ḥmīmōh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bēt ḥmīmhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܝܼ̈ (bāttay ḥmīmī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܲܢ̈ (bāttay ḥmīman)
	construct	–		2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bāttay ḥmīmūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bāttay ḥmīmāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay ḥmīmāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥmīmē)		3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bāttay ḥmīmūh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay ḥmīmōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܡܝܼܡܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bāttay ḥmīmhōn)

Synonyms

• (bathroom): ܒܹܝܬ ܚܵܘܦܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥāwpē), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܝܵܐ̈ (bēṯ mayyā)