Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܒ ܬ ܠ (b t l)
1 term

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [btul.tɑː]

Noun

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

  1. virgin, maiden, celibate

Inflection

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    Inflection of ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute 1st person ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܝܼ
(bṯultī)
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܲܢ
(bṯultan)
construct ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܲܬ݂
(bṯūlaṯ)
2nd person ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܘܼܟ݂
(bṯultūḵ)
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(bṯultāḵ)
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bṯultāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ
(bṯultā)
3rd person ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܹܗ
(bṯultēh)
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܗ̇
(bṯultāh)
ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܗܘܿܢ
(bṯulthōn)
plural absolute 1st person ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܝܼ
(bṯūlāṯī)
ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܲܢ
(bṯūlāṯan)
construct ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂
(bṯūlāṯ)
2nd person ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(bṯūlāṯūḵ)
ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(bṯūlāṯāḵ)
ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bṯūlāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ
(bṯūlāṯē)
3rd person ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ
(bṯūlāṯūh)
ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(bṯūlāṯōh)
ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(bṯūlāṯhōn)

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultāf

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

Coordinate terms

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection

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Proper noun

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ܒܬܘܠܬܐ (transliteration neededf

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

References

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  • 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