ביתא

Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Noun

בַּיְתָא • (bayṯā) m (absolute בַּי (bay), construct בֵּית (bēṯ), plural בָּתַּיָּא (bātayyā))

  1. house, home

Hebrew

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta).

Noun

בֵּיתָא • (béta) f

  1. alternative form of בֵּטָא
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 3:2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.

Lishana Deni

Etymology

From Aramaic בֵּיתָא (bēṯā), from earlier בַּיְתָּא (baytā).

Noun

ביתא (bēṯa) m (plural באתיה (bāte) or באתאניה (batāne) or ביתאואתא (bēṯawāṯa))

  1. house
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