ܒܝܬ ܢܝܣܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܢܝܣܢ̈ܐ

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “between”) + the plural form of ܢܝܼܣܵܢ‎ (nīsān, “April/Nissan”), from Akkadian 𒌗𒁈 (^itinissani).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [biː‿niːsɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ • (bēy nīsānē) m

1. (uncountable) spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēy nīsānē) predominates over ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (rḇīˁā) which is used mostly in formal settings, (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ‎ (šawyūtā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. Some dialects may also use the Persian loan ܒܲܗܵܪ‎ (bahār).

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܝܼ‎ (bēy nīsānī)		ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܲܢ‎ (bēy nīsānan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (bēy nīsānūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (bēy nīsānāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (bēy nīsānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܗܝ‎ (bēy nīsānūh)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܿܗ̇‎ (bēy nīsānōh)	ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܗܘܿܢ‎ (bēy nīsānhōn)

See also

(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ‎ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē, “spring”), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ‎ (qayṭā, “summer”), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ‎ (tišryāwātē, “autumn”), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ‎ (sitwā, “winter”), ^{(Category: aii:Seasons)}