ܒܥܐ

From Aramaic בְּעָא‎ (bəʿā); cognate with Biblical Hebrew בָּעָה‎ (bāʿāh, “to seek”) and Arabic بَغَى‎ (baḡā).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːʕeː]
• (Koy Sanjaq) IPA^(key): [ʔabeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [baʔeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [bɑj.jeː]

ܒܵܥܹܐ • (bāʿē) (present participle ܒܥܵܝܵܐ‎ (bʿāyā), past participle ܒܸܥܝܵܐ‎ (biʿyā))

1. to want

   ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ؟‎‎

   What do you want? (said to a man)

   ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܬܝ؟‎‎

   What do you want? (said to a woman)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.‎‎

   kē bāʿēn qārēn āhā ktāḇā.

   I want to read that book.

2. to like; to love

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎

   ānā kē bāʿēn lāḵ

   I love you (said by a man to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎‎

   ānā kē bāʿēn luḵ

   I love you (said by a man to a man)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎

   ānā kē bāʿyān lāḵ

   I love you (said by a woman to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎‎

   ānā kē bāʿyān luḵ

   I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   Synonym: ܡܲܲܚܸܒ‎ (maaḥḥib)

3. to need [+ attached pronoun (object)]

   ‏ܝܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܼܢ݇ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ܁‎‎

   plants need water and light

   Synonym: ܣܵܢܹܩ‎ (sānēq)

4. to request; to plead

• ܡܲܒܥܹܐ‎ (mabʿē, “to cause to want”)
• ܒܵܥܘܿܝܵܐ‎ (bāʿoyā, “wanter; lover; fan”)
• ܒܵܥܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (bāʿutā, “want; request; rogation”)
• ܡܸܬܒܲܥܝܵܢܵܐ‎ (mitbaʿyānā, “wantable”)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [be̝ːʕeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [biːʔeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bɛːʔeː]

ܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ • (bēʿē) pl

1. plural of ܒܹܥܬܵܐ‎ (bēʿtā): eggs