ܒܢܝܡܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܝ ܡ ܢ (y m n)
5 terms

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyāmīn, literally “son of the right hand”) meaning son of good fortune. Compare the native ܒܲܪ ܝܲܡܝܼܢܵܐ (bar yamīnā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪn.jɑːmeːn]

Proper noun

ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ • (binyāmēn) m

1. Benjamin (the youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible)
   • Genesis 35:18:

     ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܦܠܵܛܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (ܣܵܒܵܒ ܡܝܼܬ ܠܵܗ̇)، ܩܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܢ ܐܘܿܢܝܼ؛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܒܵܒܘܼܗܝ ܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܫܸܡܹܗ ܒܸܢܝܵܡܹܝܢ.

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni; but his father called him Benjamin.

2. a male given name
3. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• ܒܸܢܘܿ (binō) (diminutive, nickname)
• ܢܘܿܢܘܿ (nōnō) (diminutive, nickname)