ܒܣܕܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Contraction of ܒܝܬ ܐܣܕܐ (bêṯ ʾĕsāḏē, “pillow, couch, place to rest upon”, literally “at the pillows”), from ܒܝܬ (“house; site, position, location”) and ܐܣܕܐ (ʾĕsāḏā, “pillow”); inherited from earlier Aramaic אִיסָדָא (ʾĕsāḏā, “thing placed beneath, at the base or bottom; pillow”). Cognate to Hebrew יְסוֹד (yǝsṓḏ, “base, foundation”), Arabic وِسَادَة (wisāda, “a thing placed under the base of the head to sleep upon; cushion, seat or place to rest something upon”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎒𐎄 (ysd, “base, foundation”), Akkadian 𒅖𒁲 (/išdu/, “base, foundation”), ultimately Proto-Semitic in origin. Also found as Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בֵּיסָדְיָא (bēsāḏyā, “pillow”), Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בֵּי סָדְיָא (bē sāḏyā, “pillow”), and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܣܦܵܕܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (spādīṯā, “pillow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [beˈsɑð.jɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [beˈsɑð.jɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [bɛˈsoð.jo]
Noun
ܒܣܕܝܐ • (bēsāḏyā) m (plural ܒܣܕܝܐ (bēsāḏyē) or ܒܣܕܘܬܐ (bēsāḏawwāṯā))
- pillow, cushion, couch
- Peshitta, Mark 4:38:
- ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܠ ܒܣܕܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܪܬܗ ܕܣܦܝܢܬܐ. ܘܐܬܘ ܐܩܝܡܘܗܝ. ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܗ. ܪܒܢ ܠܐ ܒܛܝܠ ܠܟ ܕܐܒܕܝܢ ܚܢܢ.
- hū ḏên ʾĪšūʿ ʿal bēsāḏyā ḏəmeḵ [hə]wā: bə-ḥarəṯāh ḏa-səp̄ī[n]tā. wə-ʾĕṯaw ʾăqīmū[hy], wə-ʾāmrīn lēh, Rabban, lā ḇəṭīl lāḵ də-ʾāḇdīn [ḥə]nan.
- And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?
- Peshitta, Mark 4:38:
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܣܕܝ | ܒܣܕܘܬܐ ,ܒܣܕܝܐ |
| construct | ܒܣܕܝ | ܒܣܕܘܬܐ ,ܒܣܕܝܐ |
| emphatic | ܒܣܕܝܐ | ܒܣܕܘܬܐ ,ܒܣܕܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܣܕܝܝ | ܒܣܕܘܬܝ ,ܒܣܕܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟ | ܒܣܕܘܬܟ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܝ | ܒܣܕܘܬܟܝ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܣܕܝܗ | ܒܣܕܘܬܗ ,ܒܣܕܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܣܕܝܗ | ܒܣܕܘܬܗ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܣܕܝܢ | ܒܣܕܘܬܢ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܘܢ | ܒܣܕܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܝܢ | ܒܣܕܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܣܕܝܗܘܢ | ܒܣܕܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܣܕܝܗܝܢ | ܒܣܕܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܕܝܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [bɛsˈsɑð.jɑ], [bɛsˈdɑ.jɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [bɪsˈsɑð.jɑ], [bɪsˈdɑ.jɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [bɛˈsoð.jo], [bɛsˈdo.jo]
Noun
ܒܣܕܝܐ • (bessāḏyā, besdāyā) m (plural ܒܣܕܝܐ (bessāḏyē, besdāyē))
- (numismatics) gold or silver coin worth 700 drachmas
Inflection
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܣܕܝ | ܒܣܕܝܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܣܕܝ | ܒܣܕܝܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܣܕܝܐ | ܒܣܕܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܣܕܝܝ | ܒܣܕܝܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟ | ܒܣܕܝܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܝ | ܒܣܕܝܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܣܕܝܗ | ܒܣܕܝܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܣܕܝܗ | ܒܣܕܝܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܣܕܝܢ | ܒܣܕܝܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܘܢ | ܒܣܕܝܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܣܕܝܟܝܢ | ܒܣܕܝܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܣܕܝܗܘܢ | ܒܣܕܝܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܣܕܝܗܝܢ | ܒܣܕܝܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “bsdy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-02-23
- “ˀsd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-05-13
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 32b
- Payne Margoliouth, Jessie (1927) Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, S.T.P., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 58a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 48b
- 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 163a