ܒܝܬܠܚܡ

See also: ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ léḥem, literally “house of bread”). Through a contraction of ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “house of”) + ܠܚܸܡ (lḥim) (the absolute form of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ (laḥmā, “bread”))

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [betːəl.xɪm.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ • (bētlḥim) f

1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

   ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܒܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ! ― Christ is born in Bethlehem!

   • Matthew 2:2

     ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݇ܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕܵܐ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܲܕܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.

     min bār d-pīš lēh līdā īšōˁ gāw bētlḥim d-īhūdā b-yāwmānē d-hērōdis malkā, tē lhōn mḡūšē min madnḥā l-ōrišlim.

     Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,.