ܒܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בָּלָא (bālā); compare Arabic بَال (bāl).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [baːlaː]

Noun

ܒܵܠܵܐ • (bālā) m (plural ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē))

1. mind, state
2. attention, mindfulness, heed
3. direction one is facing (of living beings or inanimates)

   ܐܲܚܕ݂ܸܪ ܒܵܠܘܿܟ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܟܕ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂

   aḥḏir bālōḵ ilī kd mmallin ˁamōḵ

   Turn your direction to me when I speak to you.

   ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܘܒܵܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܘܼܕܵܐ

   rōfštā mūtaḇtā wbālāh lguddā

   The shovel is placed down and is facing the wall.

   (literally, “The shovel is placed down and its direction is to the wall.”)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܝܼ (bālī)		ܒܵܠܲܢ (bālan)
	construct	ܒܵܠ (bāl)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (bālūḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bālāḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܹܗ (bālēh)	ܒܵܠܵܗ̇ (bālāh)	ܒܵܠܗܘܿܢ (bālhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܠܝܼ̈ (bālī)		ܒܵܠܲܢ̈ (bālan)
	construct	ܒܵܠܲܝ̈ (bālay)	2nd person	ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bālūḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bālāḵ)	ܒܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē)	3rd person	ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bālūh)	ܒܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bālōh)	ܒܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bālhōn)

Synonyms

• (mind): ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (hāwnā)
• (direction): ܬܸܪܨܵܢܵܐ (tirṣānā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܠ ܐ (b l ˀ)
1 term

From Aramaic בלא

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [baːleː]

Verb

ܒܵܠܹܐ • (bālē) (present participle ܒܠܵܝܵܐ (blāyā), past participle ܒܸܠܝܵܐ (bilyā))

1. to be worn out, tired

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Akkadian abullu (“city gate”). Not attested in Classical Syriac.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bil.laː.]

Noun

ܒܸܠܵܐ • (billā) m

1. main door, front door, external door

See also

• ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā, “door”)