ܒܘܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

  • ܒܘܼܕ (būd)

Etymology

Likely from a contraction of ܒܗ̇ܝ ܕ- (b-ay d-, literally on this that) or simply ܒ- (b-, on) + ܕ- (d-, that, of).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [but.]

Preposition

ܒܘܼܬ • (būt)

  1. about, with regard to, on
    ܫܡܝܼܥܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܪܵܒܵܐ ܡܸܢܕܝܼܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܝܘܸܬ ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܕܝܼܝܼ.
    šmīˁā ìwen rābā mindīyānē diwit mīrā būt dīyī.
    I have heard a lot of things that you said about me.

Inflection

Synonyms

  • ܥܲܠ (ˁal), ܥܲܠ ܨܒ݂ܘܼܬ (ˁal ṣḇūt)

Derived terms

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