ܒܘܩܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Northern Kurdish بووک (bûk, “bride”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ • (buqtā) f sg (plural ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (buqyātē))
- doll, puppet, marionette (toy in the form of a human, usually of a baby or girl)
- Synonym: ܨܲܠܡܘܿܢܵܐ (ṣalmōnā)
- ܒܪܵܬܵܐ ܙܥܘܿܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܛܲܐܠܵܐ ܥܲܡ ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ.
- The little girl plays with the doll.
- (figuratively, colloquial, endearing) darling, sweetheart, babycakes (term of affection for a baby or young woman)
- ܡܲܣܸܡ ܒܵܠܵܐ ܠܓܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ، ܝܵܐ ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ!
- Take care of yourself, sweetheart!
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ (buqtā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܘܼܩܬܝܼ (buqtī) |
ܒܘܼܩܬܲܢ (buqtan) | ||
construct | ܒܘܼܩܲܬ݂ (būqaṯ) |
2nd person | ܒܘܼܩܬܘܼܟ݂ (buqtūḵ) |
ܒܘܼܩܬܵܟ݂ܝ (buqtāḵ) |
ܒܘܼܩܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buqtāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ (buqtā) |
3rd person | ܒܘܼܩܬܹܗ (buqtēh) |
ܒܘܼܩܬܵܗ̇ (buqtāh) |
ܒܘܼܩܬܗܘܿܢ (buqthōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (buqyāṯī) |
ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (buqyāṯan) | ||
construct | ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂̈ (buqyāṯ) |
2nd person | ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (buqyāṯūḵ) |
ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (buqyāṯāḵ) |
ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (buqyāṯē) |
3rd person | ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (buqyāṯūh) |
ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (buqyāṯōh) |
ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯhōn) |