ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܬ ܠ (b t l)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic בְּתוּלְתָּא (bəṯūltā), from Proto-Semitic *batūl-; compare Arabic بَتُول (batūl), Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎚𐎍𐎚 (btlt).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [btʊl.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f sg (plural ܒ̈ܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bṯūlāṯē), masculine ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܵܐ (bṯūlā))

  1. virgin, maiden, celibate

Inflection

Derived terms

Proper noun

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ • (bṯultā) f

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀōmē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā) ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)
ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā) ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)

  1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection

Proper noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • btwlh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
  • 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 196a
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