ܒܠܘܛܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܘܛܐ

Etymology

Inherited from Aramaic בַּלוּטָא (ballūṭā); compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballút), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [balluːtˤɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ • (balūṭā) m (plural ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛܹܐ (balūṭē))

1. oak
2. acorn

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (balūṭā)
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ (balūṭī)		ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ (balūṭan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܘܼ̈ܛ (balūṭ)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼܟ݂ (balūṭūḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ (balūṭāḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (balūṭā)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܹܗ (balūṭēh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܗ̇ (balūṭāh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܗܘܿܢ (baluṭhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܝܼ̈ (balūṭī)		ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܢ̈ (balūṭan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܲܝ̈ (balūṭay)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (balūṭūḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (balūṭāḵ)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (balūṭāwḵōn)
	emphatic	{{{3}}}ܹܐ ({{{3}}}ē)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܘܼ̈ܗܝ (balūṭūh)	{{{3}}}ܘܿܗ̇ ({{{3}}}ōh)	ܒܲܠܘܼܛܗ̈ܘܿܢ (baluṭhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܘܼܛ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (balūṭ malkā, “chesnut”, literally “acorn of the king”)
• ܐܝܼܠܵܢ ܒܲܠܘܼܛܵܐ (īlān balūṭā)

See also

• ܣܸܕ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ (siḏyānā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَلُّوط (ballūṭ), Hebrew בַּלּוּט (ballûṭ), and Spanish bellota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ballutˤɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ballutˤe(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܠܘܛܐ • (balluṭa) m (plural ܒܠܘܛܐ)

1. oak
2. acorn
3. (figuratively) acorn-shaped vessel

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܠܘܛܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܠܘܛ	ܒܠܘܛܝܢ
construct	ܒܠܘܛ	ܒܠܘܛܝ
emphatic	ܒܠܘܛܐ	ܒܠܘܛܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܠܘܛܝ	ܒܠܘܛܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܠܘܛܟ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܠܘܛܟܝ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܠܘܛܗ	ܒܠܘܛܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܠܘܛܗ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܠܘܛܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܠܘܛܟܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܠܘܛܟܝܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܠܘܛܗܘܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܠܘܛܗܝܢ	ܒܠܘܛܝܗܝܢ

References

• “blwṭ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 31a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 46b
• 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, p. 154b