ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

 
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ
 
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿xizːwɑːneː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beθː‿ħizːwɑːneː]

Noun edit

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēt ḥizwānēm sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē))

  1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)
    ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.
    bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gāw bēt ḥizwānē b-kānōn qammāyā.
    There will be a new play at the theatre in December.
  2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēt zulḥizwē)

Inflection edit

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, house of) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānēʾ, the shows).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]

Noun edit

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܬܝ ܚܙܘܢܐ)

  1. theatre

References edit

  • byt**ḥzwnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 101a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 146b