ܒܝܬ ܐܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܟܐ

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ‎ (bēt, “house of”) + ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎ (ārke, “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 ārke) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ‎ (batāy ārke))

  1. library: An institution that holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.
    Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ‎ (bet ktawe)
  2. archives: A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

Declension
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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