ܒܝܬ ܐܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܟܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, equivalent to ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “house of”) + ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎ (arkē, “archives”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿ar.keː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [betː‿ar.t͡ʃeː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beθː‿ar.keː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎ • (bēt arkē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎ (bātay arkē))

  1. library (institution that holds books and/or other forms of media)
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēt ktāḇē)
  2. archives (place for storing earlier and often historical material)

Inflection
Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēt arkē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ‎
(bēt arkī)		 ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ‎
(bēt arkan)
construct – 2nd person ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂‎
(bēt arkuḵ)		 ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(bēt arkāḵ)		 ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(bēt arkāwḵon)
emphatic ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ
(bēt arkē)		 3rd person ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܗ‎
(bēt arkēh)		 ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇‎
(bēt arkoh)		 ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ‎
(bēt arkhon)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ‎
(bātay arkī)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ‎
(bātay arkan)
construct – 2nd person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂‎
(bātay arkuḵ)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ‎
(bātay arkāḵ)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎
(bātay arkāwḵon)
emphatic ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎
(bātay arkē)		 3rd person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܗ‎
(bātay arkēh)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇‎
(bātay arkoh)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ‎
(bātay arkhon)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ‎ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܐܪܟܐ‎ (ʾarkē(ʾ), “archives”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [be(j)θ ʔarke(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܐܪܟܐ‎ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܐܪܟܐ‎)

  1. Archive, library
    Synonyms: ܒܝܬ ܟܬܒܐ‎, ܒܝܬ ܥܕܢܐ‎
  2. Storehouse

References
  • “byt**ˀrkˀ”, 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, p. 19b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 43b
  • 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, p. 145b
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