ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒ-‎ (ba-, “in”) + ܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ‎ (bəṭīlūṯāʾ, “care, diligence”), from the root ܒ-ܛ-ܠ‎ (b-ṭ-l) related to idling.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bav(ə)tˤiluθɑ(ʔ)]

Adverb

ܒܒܛܝܠܘܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

  1. carefully, diligently

References
  • “bṭylw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 41b
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