ܒܥܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܥ ܐ (b ˁ ˀ)
4 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 this book.

2. to like; to love; to be fond of

   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 lōḵ ― 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 lōḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   Synonym: ܡܲܚܸܒ (maḥḥib)

3. to need [(attached pronoun) with ܠ- (l-) ‘for’]

   Synonym: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ (snīqā)

   ܝܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܲܝܢ݇ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ.

   yāˁyāṯā kē bāˁay lhōn mayyā w-nuhrā.

   plants need water and light.

   ܗܲܝ ܙܡܵܪܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܣܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ܵܐ.

   hay zmārtā kē bāˁyā lāh yatīr surhāḇā.

   The song needs more speed.

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܝܼ ܣܲܟܝܼܢܵܐ ܩܵܐ ܓܘܼܒܬ݂ܵܐ.

   kē bāˁēn lī sakīnā qā gubṯā.

   I need a knife for the cheese.

4. to request, to ask for, to plead sometimes with [with ܒ- (b-) ‘by’]

   Synonyms: ܛܵܠܹܒ݂ (ṭālēḇ), ܡܦܲܪܦܸܠ (mparpil)

   ܡܲܠܟܵܐ ܒܥܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܪܹܓܹܗ.

   malkā bˁē lēh b-mēḵultā min rēgēh.

   The king asked for food from his servant.

Usage notes

• In the sense of “to need”, this verb may cause confusion for some English speakers studying Assyrian, since the subject and object of ܒܵܥܹܐ are seemingly reversed from those of English to want.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܥܹܐ

gerund	ܒܸܒܥܵܝܵܐ (bibˁāyā)
verbal noun	ܒܥܵܝܵܐ (bˁāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܒܸܥܝܵܐ (biˁyā)				ܒܸܥܝܹ̈ܐ (biˁyē)
	f	ܒܥܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bˁīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܒܵܥܘܿܝܵܐ (bāˁōyā)				ܒܵܥܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (bāˁōyē)
	f	ܒܵܥܘܿܝܬܵܐ (bāˁōytā)				ܒܵܥ̈ܘܿܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāˁōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܒܥܵܝܬܵܐ (bˁāytā)				ܒ̈ܥܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bˁāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܝܼ (bˁē lī)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (bˁē lōḵ)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܹܗ (bˁē lēh)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܲܢ (bˁē lan)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bˁē lawḵōn)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (bˁē lhōn)
	f		ܒܥܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (bˁē lāḵ)	ܒܥܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (bˁē lāh)
active non-past	m	ܒܵܥܹܝܢ (bāˁēn)	ܒܵܥܹܝܬ (bāˁēt)	ܒܵܥܹܐ (bāˁē)	ܒܵܥܹܝܚ (bāˁēḥ)	ܒܵܥܲܝܬܘܿܢ (bāˁaytōn)	ܒܵܥܝܼ (bāˁī)
	f	ܒܵܥܝܲܢ (bāˁyan)	ܒܵܥܝܲܬܝ (bāˁyat)	ܒܵܥܝܵܐ (bāˁyā)
passive past	m	ܒܥܹܝܢ (bˁēn)	ܒܥܹܝܬ (bˁēt)	ܒܥܹܐ (bˁē)	ܒܥܹܝܚ (bˁēḥ)	ܒܥܲܝܬܘܿܢ (bˁaytōn)	ܒܥܲܝ (bˁay)
	f	ܒܸܥܝܲܢ (biˁyan)	ܒܸܥܝܲܬܝ (biˁyat)	ܒܸܥܝܵܐ (biˁyā)
imperative	m		ܒܥܝܼ (bˁī)			ܒܥܲܘ (bˁaw)
	f		ܒܥܲܝ (bˁay)

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Derived terms

• ܡܲܒܥܹܐ (mabˁē, “to cause to want”)