ܒܘܩܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Northern Kurdish بووک (bûk, “bride”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [buq.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ • (buqtā) f sg (plural ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ (buqyātē))

1. 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.

2. (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

Inflection of ܒܘܼܩܬܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	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	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (buqyāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (buqyāṯūḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (buqyāṯāḵ)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (buqyāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (buqyāṯūh)	ܒܘܼܩ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (buqyāṯōh)	ܒܘܼܩܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (buqyāṯhōn)