ܒܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܼܕ (būd)

Etymology

Likely from a contraction of ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-, literally “on this that”) or simply ܒ- (b-, “on”) + ܕ- (d-, “that, of”) or contraction of ܒܗ̇ܘ ܕ- (b-ū d-, literally “on this that”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [but.]

Preposition

ܒܘܼܬ • (būt)

1. about, with regard to, on

   ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ.

   šmīˁā ìwen rābā mindīyānē diwit mīrā būt dīyī.

   I have heard a lot of things that you said about me.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܬ

base form			ܒܘܼܬ (būt)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f
1st person	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ (būt dīyī)		ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܲܢ (būt dīyan)
2nd person	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (būt dīyūḵ)	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (būt dīyāḵ)	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būt dīyāwḵōn)
3rd person	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܹܗ (būt dīyēh)	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܵܗ̇ (būt dīyāh)	ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܗܘܿܢ (būt dīhōn)

Synonyms

• ܥܲܠ (ˁal), ܥܲܠ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ (ˁal ṣḇūt)

Derived terms

• ܒܘܼܬ ܐܵܗܵܐ (būt āhā, “about this, therefore”)
• ܒܘܼܬ ܚܵܛܹܪ (būt ḥāṭēr)