ܒܝܬ ܟܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Akkadian bīt karê (“storehouse, granary”). Unattested in Classical Syriac. The second element is attested in Classical Syriac as ܟܲܪܝܵܐ (karyā, “heap, storehouse”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard) IPA(key): [beː‿kaːreː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [biːkaːreː]
Noun
editܒܹܝܬ݇ ܟܵܪܹ̈ܐ • (bēy kārē) m
- basement or lower part of the house used for housing livestock (usually during wintertime) and often storage