ܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܥ ܐ (b ˁ ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic בְּעָא (bəʿā); cognate with Biblical Hebrew בָּעָה (bāʿāh, “to seek”) and Arabic بَغَى (baḡā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːʕeː]
• (Koy Sanjaq) IPA^(key): [ʔabeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [baʔeː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɑj.jeː]

Verb

ܒܵܥܹܐ • (bāˁē)

1. to want

   ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ؟ ― mā kē bāˁēt? ― What do you want? (said to a man)

   ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܬܝ؟ ― mā kē bāˁyāt? ― What do you want? (said to a woman)

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ. ― kē bāˁēn qārēn hānā ktāḇā. ― I want to read that book.

2. to like; to love

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ ― ānā kē bāˁēn lāḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a woman)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― ānā kē bāˁēn lūḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a man)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ ― ānā kē bāˁyān lāḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a woman)

   ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ― ānā kē bāˁyān lūḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   Synonym: ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib)

3. to need [(attached pronoun) with [script needed] (l-)]

   ܝܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܼܢ݇ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ. ― yāˁyāṯā kē bāˁī lhōn mayyā w-nuhrā. ― plants need water and light

   Synonym: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā)

4. to request; to plead

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē)
present participle						ܒܥܵܝܵܐ (bˁāyā)
past participle						ܒܸܥܝܵܐ (biˁyā)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܝܼ (bˁē lī)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (bˁē lūḵ)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܹܗ (bˁē lēh)		ܒܥܹܐ ܠܲܢ (bˁē lan)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bˁē lāwḵōn)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (bˁē lhōn)
	f		ܒܥܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bˁē lāḵ)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (bˁē lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܥܹܝܢ (bāˁēn)	ܒܵܥܹܝܬ (bāˁēt)	ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē)		ܒܵܥܲܚ (bāˁaḥ)	ܒܵܥܹܝܬܘܿܢ (bāˁētōn)	ܒܵܥܝܼ (bāˁī)
	f	ܒܵܥܝܵܢ (bāˁyān)	ܒܵܥܝܵܬܝ (bāˁyāt)	ܒܵܥܝܵܐ (bāˁyā)
imperative	m		ܒܥܝܼ (bˁī)				ܒܥܹܝܡܘܼܢ (bˁēmūn)
	f		ܒܥܹܐ (bˁē)
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Derived terms

• ܡܲܒܥܹܐ (mabˁē, “to cause to want”)