Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

From the root ܒ-ܥ-ܐ (b-ʿ-ʾ) related to seeking.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bɑʕuθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɑʕwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun edit

ܒܥܘܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܥܘܬܐ)

  1. petition, request
  2. begging, beseeching
  3. rogation, intercession, prayer
  4. consolation, comfort

Inflection edit

References edit

  • bˁw”, 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. 34a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 50b
  • 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. 169a