ܒܬܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܬ ܪ (b t r)
5 terms

Etymology

Nominalized from ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܐ (back, rear) +‎ -ܝܬܐ (-āytā, the feminine attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑθːrɑjːtɑː]

Noun

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytā) m sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bāṯrāyāṯē))

1. background (of a picture or the like)

   ܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܪܬܵܐ. ― šḇāḇē b-bāṯrāytā d-ṣurtā. ― The neighbours in the background of the picture.

   ܩܵܐ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ، ܐܵܘܣܸܦ ܥܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ. ― qā bāṯrāytā, āwsip ˁnānē. ― For the background, add clouds.

2. (figuratively) background, an ambient environment

   ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܲܬ݂ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ― mōsīqaṯ bāṯrāytā ― background music

   ܥܲܡ ܡܘܿܣܝܼܩܹܐ ܒܸܡܚܵܝܵܐ ܒܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ― ˁam mōsīqē bimḥāyā b-bāṯrāytā ― with music playing in the background

3. (by extension, figuratively) background, person’s heritage, upbringing, and so on.

   ܣܢܹܐܓ݂ܪܵܐ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܒܝܘܼܠܦܵܢ ܚܵܫܘܿܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ― snēḡrā īṯ lēh bāṯrāytā b-yulpān ḥāšōḇē ― The lawyer has a background in computer science.

   ܡܣܲܪܚܵܢܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܫܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― msarḥānā iṯyā ìlēh min bāṯrāytā qšīṯā. ― The criminal comes from a rough background.

4. (computing) background, wallpaper (image used to cover a desktop)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (bāṯrāytā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܝܼ (bāṯrāytī)		ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܲܢ (bāṯrāytan)
	construct	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܲܬ݂ (bāṯrāyaṯ)	2nd person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܘܼܟ݂ (bāṯrāytūḵ)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṯrāytāḵ)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṯrāytāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ (bāṯrāytā)	3rd person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܹܗ (bāṯrāytēh)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܗ̇ (bāṯrāytāh)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܗܘܿܢ (bāṯrāythōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bāṯrāyāṯī)		ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bāṯrāyāṯan)
	construct	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ (bāṯrāyāṯ)	2nd person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bāṯrāyāṯūḵ)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bāṯrāyāṯāḵ)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāṯrāyāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bāṯrāyāṯē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (bāṯrāyāṯūh)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (bāṯrāyāṯōh)	ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bāṯrāyāṯhōn)

Synonyms

• (background, heritage): ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (aykannāyūṯā), ܫܲܪܒܵܐ (šarbā), ܐܲܨܠܵܐ (aṣlā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “rear, background”): ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܬܵܐ (qammāytā)

Adjective

ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܬܵܐ • (bāṯrāytā) f sg (plural ܒܵܬ݂ܪ̈ܵܝܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bāṯrāyāṯē))

1. feminine of ܒܵܬ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (bāṯrāyā, “back”)