ܒܝܬ

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt, literally “house”); compare Hebrew בֵּית (béyt), Arabic بَاء (bāʔ) and Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêta).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beθː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bitː]

ܒܹܝܬ݂ • (bēṯ) f

1. beth (the second letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

• (symbol) ܒ
• (Assyrian letter names) ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap), ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ), ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal), ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ), ܗܹܐ (hē), ܘܲܘ (waw), ܙܹܝܢ (zēn), ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ), ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ), ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ), ܟܲܦ (kap), ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ), ܡܝܼܡ (mīm), ܢܘܼܢ (nūn), ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ), ܥܹܐ (ˁē), ܦܹܐ (pē), ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē), ܩܘܿܦ (qōp), ܪܹܝܫ (rēš), ܫܝܼܢ (šīn), ܬܲܘ (taw), ^{(Category: aii:Syriac letter names)}

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ, “among, between”). Only used in Classical constructs. Doublet of the native ܒܹܝܢ (bēn).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbeːt]

ܒܹܝܬ • (bēt)

1. between

• ܒܹܝܬ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (bēt nahrīn, “Mesopotamia”)

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbeːt]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [biː], [beː]

ܒܹܝܬ • (bēt) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ (bāttay))

1. construct state singular of ܒܲܝܬܵܐ (baytā)
2. especially used before first or last names to signify said person’s family or house, also used in traditional Assyrian naming customs; house of, family of

   ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ؟

   īman bid āzaḥ lbēṯ šamīrām?

   When are we going to Shammiram’s house?

   ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܵܢܵܐ

   bid āzaḥ lbēṯ nānā

   We’re going to [visit] grandma’s family.

   ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ ܡܘܼܓܒ݂ܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ.

   bēṯ yaldā mugḇir lhōn gaḇrhōn.

   The Yalda family gave their man in married.

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt, “house; letter beth”), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-; compare Hebrew בֵּית (bêṯ).

• ܒܝܬܐ (bēṯā)

• (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbeθ]

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ) f (plural ܒܝܬܝܢ (bēṯyen))

1. beth, second letter of the Syriac alphabet

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• ܒ (b)

• (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [beθ]

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ)

1. construct state singular of ܒܝܬܐ

A contraction of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ, “among, between”).

• (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbeθ]

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ)

1. Alternative form of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ)

Unlike the uncontracted form, this form does not take pronominal suffixes.

• “by²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-07-26
• “byt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-07-26
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