ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ
Classical Syriac
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܡܝܐ (mayyā, “water”). Compare Hebrew בֵּית הַמַּיִם (bêṯ hammáyim).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܒܝܬ ܡܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܡܝܐ)
References
[edit]- “byt**myˀ”, 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, page 181b
- 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, page 148a