ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܒܹܝܬ݂ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (bēṯnahrīn), ܒܹܝܬ݂ܢܲܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (bēṯnahrīn), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (bēṯ nahrīn), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ nahrawwāṯā), ܒܹܝܬ݂ܢܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯnahrawwāṯā)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ (bēṯ nahrīn), ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “between”) (contraction of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ)) + ܢܗܪܝܢ (nahrīn, “rivers”) (the absolute plural form of ܢܗܪܐ (nahrā)), referring to the Tigris and Euphrates, Literally, “between the rivers”, although the term encompasses land around the rivers as well.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːθ.‿nah.riːn.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [beːt.‿nah.riːn.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [beːθ.‿nah.riːn.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ • (bēt nahrīn) f

1. Mesopotamia

See also

• ܢܲܗܪܵܝܵܐ (nahrāyā, “Mesopotamian”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܒܝܬܢܗܪܝܢ (bēṯnahrīn)

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ (bēṯ, “between”) +‎ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (nahrīn, “rivers”), literally “between the (two) rivers”, referring to the Tigris and Euphrates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [be̝θˈnah.rin]

Proper noun

ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ • (bēṯ nahrīn) f

1. Mesopotamia

   Synonyms: ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ (ʾārām nahrayn), ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ (beṯ ʾārāmāye), ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (bēṯ nahrawwāṯā), ܡܨܥܬ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ (meṣʿaṯ nahrawwāṯā)

2. Diyar Rabi'a

References

• “byt**nhryn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-19
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 404b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 330a
• 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, page 142a