Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Root
ܒ ܬ ܠ (b t l)
1 term

Etymology edit

From Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-; compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl), Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [btʊl.tɑː]

Noun edit

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultāf sg (plural ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bṯūlāṯē), masculine ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā))

  1. virgin, maiden, celibate

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms edit

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
       
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
       
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
       
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun edit

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)

  1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection edit

Proper noun edit

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References edit

  • btwlh”, 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, page 38b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
  • 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, page 196a