ܒܠܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
editEtymology 1
editFrom Aramaic בָּלָא (bālā); compare Arabic بَال (bāl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܒܵܠܵܐ • (bālā) m (plural ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē))
- mind, state
- attention, mindfulness, heed
- direction one is facing (of living beings or inanimates)
- ܐܲܚܕ݂ܸܪ ܒܵܠܘܿܟ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ ܟܕ ܡܡܲܠܠܸܢ ܥܲܡܘܿܟ݂
- aḥḏir bālōḵ ilī kd mmallin ˁamōḵ
- Turn your direction to me when I speak to you.
- ܪܘܿܦ̮ܫܬܵܐ ܡܘܼܬܲܒ݂ܬܵܐ ܘܒܵܠܵܗ̇ ܠܓܘܼܕܵܐ
- rōfštā mūtaḇtā wbālāh lguddā
- The shovel is placed down and is facing the wall.
- (literally, “The shovel is placed down and its direction is to the wall.”)
Inflection
editInflection of ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā)
number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
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state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
m | f | ||||||
singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܠܝܼ (bālī) |
ܒܵܠܲܢ (bālan) | ||
construct | ܒܵܠ (bāl) |
2nd person | ܒܵܠܘܼܟ݂ (bālūḵ) |
ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bālāḵ) |
ܒܵܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܵܠܵܐ (bālā) |
3rd person | ܒܵܠܹܗ (bālēh) |
ܒܵܠܵܗ̇ (bālāh) |
ܒܵܠܗܘܿܢ (bālhōn) | ||
plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܵܠܝܼ̈ (bālī) |
ܒܵܠܲܢ̈ (bālan) | ||
construct | ܒܵܠܲܝ̈ (bālay) |
2nd person | ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bālūḵ) |
ܒܵܠܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bālāḵ) |
ܒܵܠܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bālāwḵōn) | ||
emphatic | ܒܵܠܹ̈ܐ (bālē) |
3rd person | ܒܵܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bālūh) |
ܒܵܠ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bālōh) |
ܒܵܠܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bālhōn) |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- ܝܵܗܸܒ݂ ܒܵܠܵܐ (yāhiḇ bālā, “to turn one’s attention to”)
Etymology 2
editRoot |
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ܒ ܠ ܐ (b l ˀ) |
1 term |
Pronunciation
editVerb
editܒܵܠܹܐ • (bālē) (present participle ܒܠܵܝܵܐ (blāyā), past participle ܒܸܠܝܵܐ (bilyā))
Etymology 3
editProbably from the older form ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (aḇūlā), Borrowed from Akkadian abullu (“city gate”). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (“city gate”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editܒܸܠܵܐ • (billā) m
See also
edit- ܬܲܪܥܵܐ (tarˁā, “door”)
Categories:
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms inherited from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Aramaic
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic lemmas
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic masculine nouns
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms with usage examples
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms belonging to the root ܒ ܠ ܐ
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic verbs
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms borrowed from Akkadian
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic terms derived from Akkadian