ܒܝܬ ܩܗܘܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܩܗܘܐ

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “house of”) + ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (qāhwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿qah.wɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [betː‿qaːwɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [beθː‿qah.wɑː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ • (bēt qahwā) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bāttay qahwā))

1. café, coffee shop, coffeehouse (establishment selling coffee and other beverages or meals)

   Synonyms: ܒܹܝܬ ܨܲܪܘܵܐ (bēt ṣarwā), ܩܲܗܘܵܚܵܢܵܐ (qahwāḥānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܝܼ (bēt qahwī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܲܢ (bēt qahwan)
	construct	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘ (bēt qahw)		2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܘܼܟ݂ (bēt qahwūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܟ݂ܝ (bēt qahwāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt qahwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bēt qahwā)		3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܹܗ (bēt qahwēh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܘܿܗ̇ (bēt qahwōh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܩܲܗܘܗܘܿܢ (bēt qahwhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܝܼ (bāttay qahwī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܲܢ (bāttay qahwan)
	construct	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘ (bāttay qahw)		2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܘܼܟ݂ (bāttay qahwūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܵܟ݂ܝ (bāttay qahwāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay qahwāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bāttay qahwā)		3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܹܗ (bāttay qahwēh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay qahwōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܩܲܗܘܗܘܿܢ (bāttay qahwhōn)

Related terms

• ܟ̰ܵܝܚܵܢܵܐ (čāyḥānā, “teahouse”)