ܒܚܫܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܚ-ܫ (b-ḥ-š) related to stirring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛħʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛħʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܫܐ)

1. front of a shirt
2. (anatomy) bosom, breast

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܚܫ	ܒܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܒܚܫ	ܒܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܒܚܫܐ	ܒܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܚܫܝ	ܒܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܚܫܟ	ܒܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܝ	ܒܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܚܫܗ	ܒܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܚܫܗ	ܒܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܚܫܢ	ܒܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܘܢ	ܒܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܝܢ	ܒܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܚܫܗܘܢ	ܒܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܚܫܗܝܢ	ܒܚܫܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܚ-ܫ (b-ḥ-š) related to stirring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ħɑʃɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ħɑʃe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܚܫܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܫܐ)

1. stirring, shaking

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܚܫܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܚܫ	ܒܚܫܝܢ
construct	ܒܚܫ	ܒܚܫܝ
emphatic	ܒܚܫܐ	ܒܚܫܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܚܫܝ	ܒܚܫܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܚܫܟ	ܒܚܫܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܝ	ܒܚܫܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܚܫܗ	ܒܚܫܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܚܫܗ	ܒܚܫܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܚܫܢ	ܒܚܫܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܘܢ	ܒܚܫܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܚܫܟܝܢ	ܒܚܫܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܚܫܗܘܢ	ܒܚܫܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܚܫܗܝܢ	ܒܚܫܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bḥš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 41a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 136b