ܒܨܘܝܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܨ-ܐ (b-ṣ-ʾ) related to searching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑsˤojɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɑsˤoje(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܨܘܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܨܘܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܨܘܝܬܐ)

1. inquirer, scrutineer, searcher, explorer
2. guardian of orphans

Usage notes

The sense of "inquirer" is often used negatively as someone who is too curious for their own good (e.g. heretics).

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܨܘܝܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܨܘܝ	ܒܨܘܝܝܢ
construct	ܒܨܘܝ	ܒܨܘܝܝ
emphatic	ܒܨܘܝܐ	ܒܨܘܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܨܘܝܝ	ܒܨܘܝܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܨܘܝܟ	ܒܨܘܝܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܨܘܝܟܝ	ܒܨܘܝܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܨܘܝܗ	ܒܨܘܝܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܨܘܝܗ	ܒܨܘܝܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܨܘܝܢ	ܒܨܘܝܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܨܘܝܟܘܢ	ܒܨܘܝܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܨܘܝܟܝܢ	ܒܨܘܝܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܨܘܝܗܘܢ	ܒܨܘܝܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܨܘܝܗܝܢ	ܒܨܘܝܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bṣwy”, 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. 35a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 51b
• 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. 174a