ܒܛܝܒܛܘ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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Alternative forms
edit- ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܝܼ (bīṭībāṭī)
Etymology
editRelated to the words ܒܸܛܵܐ (biṭṭā, “spark”) and ܒܲܛܒܵܛܵܐ (baṭbāṭā, “firefly, spark”), probably because of the appearance of a ladybug and/or firefly to a spark. Also compare Classical Syriac ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bīṭībāṭō, “firefly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ • (bāṭībāṭō) f (plural ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) or ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) or ܒܵܛ̈ܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṭībāṭōwāṯā))
- ladybug/ladybird
- firefly
- Synonyms: ܒܲܪ ܙܝܼܘܵܢܵܐ (bar zīwānā), ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܓܲܡܠܵܐ (diḏḇā dgamlā)
Inflection
editInflection of ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī) |
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭūḵ) |
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ) |
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) |
3rd person | ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܹܗ (bāṭībāṭēh) |
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh) |
ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܝܼ (bāṭībāṭī) |
ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܲܢ (bāṭībāṭan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܟ݂ (bāṭībāṭūḵ) |
ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṭībāṭāḵ) |
ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) |
3rd person | ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܼܗܝ (bāṭībāṭūh) |
ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿܗ̇ (bāṭībāṭōh) |
ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܗܘܿܢ (bāṭībāṭhōn) | ||