ܒܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܢܐ (ܘܙܢܐ ܕܚܝܦܐ)

ܬܘܢܐ ܕܒܠܢܐ (ܒܝܬ ܚܡܝܡ̈ܐ)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Aramaic בַּלָּנָא (ballānā), from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bal.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ • (ballānā) m sg (plural ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ballānāwāṯē) or ܒܲܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ballānē))

1. bathtub, bath

   Synonym: ܘܵܙܢܵܐ (wāznā)

2. bathroom

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ḥmīmē)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܝܼ (ballānī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܲܢ (ballānan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢ (ballān)		2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ballānūḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ballānāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ballānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ (ballānā)		3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܹܗ (ballānēh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (ballānāh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ballānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ballānāwātī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ballānāwātan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ̈ (ballānāwāt)		2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ballānāwātūḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ballānāwātāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ballānāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ballānāwātē)		3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ballānāwātūh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ballānāwātōh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ballānāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ballānāyā, “bathkeeper”)