ܒܠܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܘܛܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בַּלוּטָא (ballūṭā); compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballút), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [balluːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ • (balūṭā) m (plural ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (balūṭē))

1. oak
2. acorn

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ (balūṭī)		ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ (balūṭan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛ (balūṭ)		2nd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (balūṭūḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (balūṭāḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (balūṭā)		3rd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܹܗ (balūṭēh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܗ̇ (balūṭāh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܗܘܿܢ (baluṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ̈ (balūṭī)		ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ̈ (balūṭan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܝ̈ (balūṭay)		2nd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (balūṭūḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (balūṭāḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	{{{3}}}ܹܐ ({{{3}}}ē)		3rd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (balūṭūh)	{{{3}}}ܘܿܗ̇ ({{{3}}}ōh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (baluṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܘܼܛ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (balūṭ malkā, “chesnut”, literally “acorn of the king”)
• ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (īlān balūṭā)

See also

• ܣܸܕ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ (siḏyānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballûṭ), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ballutˤɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ballutˤe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܠܘܛܐ • (balluṭa) m (plural ܒܠܘܛܐ)

1. oak
2. acorn
3. (figuratively) acorn-shaped vessel

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܠܘܛܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܠܘܛ		1st person	ܒܠܘܛܝ		ܒܠܘܛܢ
	construct	ܒܠܘܛ		2nd person	ܒܠܘܛܟ	ܒܠܘܛܟܝ	ܒܠܘܛܟܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܠܘܛܐ		3rd person	ܒܠܘܛܗ	ܒܠܘܛܗ	ܒܠܘܛܗܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܠܘܛܝܢ		1st person	ܒܠܘܛܝ		ܒܠܘܛܝܢ
	construct	ܒܠܘܛܝ		2nd person	ܒܠܘܛܝܟ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܠܘܛܐ		3rd person	ܒܠܘܛܘܗܝ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “blwṭ”, 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, p. 31a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 46b
• 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, p. 154b