ܒܣܝܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܣ ܪ (b s r)
2 terms

Compare Classical Syriac ܒܣܪܐ, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בֻּסְרָא (busrā), בּוּסְרָא (busrā, “unripe grape”), Hebrew בֹּסֶר (boser, “unripe grape”), and Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe date”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bassiːraː]

Noun

ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ • (basīrā) m (plural ܒܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (basīrē))

1. sour, unripe grape

Usage notes

This word is rarely used in the singular.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܝܼ (basīrī)		ܒܲܣܝܼܪܲܢ (basīran)
	construct	ܒܲܣܝܼܪ (basīr)		2nd person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܘܼܟ݂ (basīrūḵ)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ (basīrāḵ)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (basīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܐ (basīrā)		3rd person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܹܗ (basīrēh)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܗ̇ (basīrāh)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܗܘܿܢ (basīrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܝܼ̈ (basīrī)		ܒܲܣܝܼܪܲܢ̈ (basīran)
	construct	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܲܝ̈ (basīray)		2nd person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (basīrūḵ)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (basīrāḵ)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (basīrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (basīrē)		3rd person	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܘܼ̈ܗܝ (basīrūh)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (basīrōh)	ܒܲܣܝܼܪܗ̈ܘܿܢ (basīrhōn)

See also

• ܥܸܢܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁinḇṯā, “grape”)