ܒܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܝ ܢ (b y n)
1 term

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [baynaː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beːna]

Noun

ܒܲܝܢܵܐ • (baynā) m

  1. appearance, apparition
  2. visit
    ܡܚܲܘ ܠܲܢ ܚܲܕ݇ ܒܲܝܢܵܐmḥaw lan ḥa baynāGive us a visit! (literally, “Hit us an appearance!”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁉𒉡𒌝 (BI.NU.UM /⁠bīnum⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [binɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bine] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܢܐ • (bīnā) m (plural ܒܝܢܐ (bīnē))

  1. (dialectal) tamarisk
    Synonym: ܥܪܐ (ʿarrā)

Inflection

References

  • byn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 54a
  • Payne Smith, Robert (1879–1901) Thesaurus Syriacus (in Latin), Oxford: Clarendon Press, column 519
  • 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 141b

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