ܒܠܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܠܢܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Aramaic בַּלָּנָא (ballānā), from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεῖον (balaneîon).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bal.lɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ • (ballānā) m sg (plural ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ballānāwātē))

1. bathtub, bath (tub used for bathing)

   ܐܝܼܬ ܬܪܹܝ ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ ܠܥܸܠ.

   īt trēy ballānāwātē gāw bēt ḥmīmē lˁil.

   There are two bathtubs in the bathroom upstairs.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ (ballānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܝܼ (ballānī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܲܢ (ballānan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢ (ballān)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ballānūḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ballānāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ballānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܐ (ballānā)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܹܗ (ballānēh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܗ̇ (ballānāh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ballānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ballānāwātī)		ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ballānāwātan)
	construct	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ̈ (ballānāwāt)	2nd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ballānāwātūḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ballānāwātāḵ)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ballānāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ballānāwātē)	3rd person	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ballānāwātūh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ballānāwātōh)	ܒܲܠܵܢܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ballānāwāthōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܲܠܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ballānāyā, “bathkeeper”)