ܒܬܘܠܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (betulá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [btʊl.tɑː]

Noun

ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btulta) f sg (masculine ܒܬܘܼܠܵܐ (btula), feminine plural ܒܬܘܼܠܵܬܹ̈ܐ (btulate), feminine plural ܒܬܘܼܠܹ̈ܐ (btule))

  1. virgin, maiden celibate

Proper noun

ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (Btulta) f

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā) ܬܵܘܪܵܐ (tāwrā) ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ (tʾomē) ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ (btultā) ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ (matqālā) ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ʿāqirḇā)
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ (qištā) ܓܲܕܝܵܐ (gadyā) ܕܵܘܠܵܐ (dāwlā) ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nunē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Arabic بَتُولَة (batūla) and Hebrew בְּתוּלָה (bəṯûlâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θultɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)θulɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܬܘܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܬܘܠܐ)

  1. maiden, virgin, celibate

Inflection

Proper noun

ܒܬܘܠܬܐ (transliteration needed) f

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • btwlh”, 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, page 38b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 57a
  • 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, page 196a
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