ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ
ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢ̈ܐ

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [betː‿xizːwɑːneː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [beθː‿ħizːwɑːneː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ • (bēt ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (bātay ḥizwānē))

  1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)
    ‏ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.‎‎
    bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gāw bēt ḥizwānē b-kānon qamāyā.
    There will be a new play at the theatre in December.
  2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ‎ (bēt zulḥizwē)

Inflection

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ‎ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܚܙܘܢܐ‎ (ḥezwānēʾ, “the shows”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne(ʔ)]

Noun

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

  1. theatre

References

  • “byt**ḥzwnˀ”, 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. 101a
  • 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. 146b
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