ܒܡܬܚܐ

ܒ- (b-, “in”) +‎ ܡܸܬܚܵܐ (mitḥā, “extent, duration”)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bə.mɪt.xɑː]

ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ • (bmitḥā)

1. during, within, in the course of [+ ܕ- (object)]

   ܪܵܒܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܛܘܼܠܸܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܘܼܠܵܝܗܝ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܨܘܼܡܵܪܵܐ ܐܸܩܘܿܢܘܿܡܝܼܵܝܵܐ.

   rābā nāšē ṭūliq lhōn šūlāyh bmitḥā d-ṣūmārā iqōnōmīyāyā.

   Many people lost their jobs during the economic recession.

2. for [+ ܕ- (object)]

   ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܠܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܘܠܘܼ̈ܗܝ ܘܗܘܼܠܸܟ݂ ܠܹܗ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܬܲܪܬܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܹ̈ܐ.

   yōḥannān lḇīš lēh ṣāwlūh w-hūliḵ lēh bmitḥā dtartēn šāˁē.

   John put on his shoes and walked for two hours.

   ܥܡܝܼܪܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬܵܐ ܝܲܪ̈ܚܹܐ.

   ˁmīrā ìwen laˀḵā bmitḥā dtlātā yarḥē.

   I have lived here for three months.

3. for the last, over the past [+ ܕ- (object)]

   ܥܒ݂ܝܼܕܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܬܲܫܪܵܪܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܝܟܲܢܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܐܵܫܘܿܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܒܡܸܬܚܵܐ ܕܡܵܐܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.

   ˁḇīdē ìnā tašrārē ˁal aykannāyūtā d-āšōrāyē bmitḥā dmāˀā šinnē.

   They have made reports on the situation of Assyrians over the last hundred years.

• (during): This is usually used for shorter periods of time, for longer periods of time ܒܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bzaḇnā) is used instead.