ܒܐܘܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܒܘܐ (bawwā, bāwā)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ba(ʔ)wɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ba(ʔ)we] (plural)

Noun

ܒܐܘܐ • (baʾwā) m (plural ܒܐܘܐ (baʾwē))

  1. hoopoe
  2. owl

Inflection

References

  • bwˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • 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 114a
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