ܒܛܝܒܛܘ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܛܝܒܛܘ

Alternative forms

  • ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܝܼ (bīṭībāṭī)

Etymology

Related to the words ܒܸܛܵܐ (biṭṭā, spark) and ܒܲܛܒܵܛܵܐ (baṭbāṭā, firefly, spark), probably because of the appearance of a ladybug and/or firefly to a spark. Also compare Classical Syriac ܒܝܼܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ (bīṭībāṭō, firefly).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɑːtˤiːbɑːtˤoː]

Noun

ܒܵܛܝܼܒܵܛܘܿ • (bāṭībāṭō) f (plural ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܘܿ (bāṭībāṭō) or ܒܵܛܝܼ̈ܒܵܛܹܐ (bāṭībāṭē) or ܒܵܛ̈ܝܼܒܵܛܘܿܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bāṭībāṭōwāṯā))

  1. ladybug/ladybird
  2. firefly
    Synonyms: ܒܲܪ ܙܝܼܘܵܢܵܐ (bar zīwānā), ܕܸܕ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ ܕܓܲܡܠܵܐ (diḏḇā dgamlā)

Inflection

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