ܒܝܬ ܡܘܣܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܡܘܣܝܐ

ܒܝܬ ܡܘܣܝܐ ܥܡܡܝܐ

Root
ܡ ܣ ܐ (m s ˀ)
5 terms

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “house of”) +‎ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (mussāyā, “laundry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [betː‿mus.sɑːjɑː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ • (bēt mussāyā) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bāttay mussāyā))

1. laundry (place or room where laundering is done)

   ܟܠܵܝܗܝ ܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܕܬܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܼ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܒܕܸܦܢܵܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܲܥܡܪܵܐ ܪܹܝܫܵܝܵܐ.

   kullāyh bāttē ḥadtē bit hāwī lhōn bēt mussāyā b-dipnā d-bēt ḥmīmē gāw maˁmrā rēšāyā.

   All the new houses will have a laundry next to the bathroom in the main living space.

2. launderette, laundromat

   ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ ܥܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ ܕܝܼܲܢ ܝܼܠܹܗ ܫܘܼܬܐܵܣܵܐ ܕܬܸܫܡܫܲܬ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܡܣܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܟܘܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܠܒ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.

   bēt mussāyā ˁammāyā dīyan īlēh šūtˀāsā d-tišmšat nafšā qā būt msāytā w-kwāytā d-lḇūšē.

   Our laundromat is a self-service facility with for washing and pressing clothing.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bēt mussāyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܝܼ (bēt mūsāyī)		ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܲܢ (bēt mūsāyan)
	construct	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝ (bēt mūsāy)	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (bēt mūsāyūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (bēt mūsāyāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt mūsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bēt mussāyā)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܹܗ (bēt mūsāyēh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (bēt mūsāyōh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (bēt mūsāyhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܝܼ (bāttay mūsāyī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܲܢ (bāttay mūsāyan)
	construct	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝ (bāttay mūsāy)	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (bāttay mūsāyūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (bāttay mūsāyāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay mūsāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bāttay mussāyā)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܹܗ (bāttay mūsāyēh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay mūsāyōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܗܘܿܢ (bāttay mūsāyhōn)