Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܒ ܥ ܛ (b ˁ ṭ)
1 term

From the older form ܒܵܥܸܛ (bāˁiṭ), from Aramaic [Term?], with the /ṭ/, shifting to /č̣/ as observed in many words. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܥܲܛ (to kick, trample). The meaning developed from that flattening is what often happens when something is trampled.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܒܵܥܸܟ̰ (bāˁič) (present participle ܒܥܵܟ̰ܵܐ (bˁāčā), past participle ܒܥܝܼܟ̰ܵܐ (bˁīčā))

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to squeeze flat, flatten (not necessarily fully)