ܒܬ ܛܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic, Literally, “He spent the night fasting”, one of the last remnants of the perfect tense in the language. As a phrase, also found in Classical Syriac and other Aramaic languages.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [baːθ.‿tˤwaːθ.]
(Aradin) IPA^(key): [lbotˤ.tˤuθ.]
(Tkhuma) IPA^(key): [bɪtˤ.waθ.]

Adverb

ܒܵܬ݂ ܛܘܵܬ݂ • (bāṯ ṭwāṯ)

on an empty stomach
having no breakfast
going hungry since the morning