ܒܝܬ ܐܪܡܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bēṯ, “house of”) + ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ (ʾārāmāyē, “Arameans”, literally “land of the Arameans”)[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beθ ʔɑrɑmɑje]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ • (bēṯ ʾārāmāyē)

1. Beth Aramaye (Asuristan)
   • Peshitta, Tobit 14:4:

     ܘܙܠ ܠܡܕܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܡܠܘܗ̈ܝ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܒܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ ܘܥܠ ܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܡܠܬܐ ܡ̈ܢܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܛܥܐ ܘܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܫܪܪܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܕܡܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܒܢܝܢܘܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ ܘܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܒܠ ܐܦ ܐ̈ܚܝܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܬܒܕܪܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܐܪܥܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܚܪܒܬܐ ܘܐܦ ܒܝܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܦ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

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     [2]

2. Mesopotamia
3. Suristan

Related terms

• ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ (“Aram Nahraim”)
• ܐܪܡ (“Aram”)
• ܒܝܬ ܠܦܛ (“Gundeshapur”)
• ܣܘܪܝܐ (“Syria”)

References

• Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 48