ܒܝܬ ܢܝܣܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
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ܒܝܬ ܢܝܣܢ̈ܐ
Etymology
From ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “between”) + the plural form of ܢܝܼܣܵܢ (nīsān, “April/Nissan”), from Akkadian 𒌗𒁈 (itinissani).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [biː‿niːsɑːneː]
Noun
ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ • (bēy nīsānē) m
- (uncountable) spring (season when plants bloom and dormant animals spring to life)
Usage notes
- In colloquial speech, ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē) predominates over ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) which is used mostly in formal settings, (as in e.g. * ܫܲܘܝܘܼܬܵܐ ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܝܬܵܐ (šawyūtā rḇīˁāytā, “vernal equinox”)) or poetic contexts. Some dialects may also use the Persian loan ܒܲܗܵܪ (bahār).
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܝܼ (bēy nīsānī) | ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܲܢ (bēy nīsānan) | ||
| construct | – | 2nd person | ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (bēy nīsānūḵ) |
ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (bēy nīsānāḵ) |
ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēy nīsānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹܐ (bēy nīsānē) |
3rd person | ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܼܗܝ (bēy nīsānūh) |
ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܘܿܗ̇ (bēy nīsānōh) |
ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܗܘܿܢ (bēy nīsānhōn) | ||
See also
(seasons) ܐܸܩܡܹ̈ܐ (iqmē); ܪܒ݂ܝܼܥܵܐ (rḇīˁā) or ܒܹܝܬ݇ ܢܝܼ̈ܣܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēy nīsānē, “spring”), ܩܲܝܛܵܐ (qayṭā, “summer”), ܬܸܫܪ̈ܝܵܘܵܬܹܐ (tišryāwātē, “autumn”), ܣܸܬܘܵܐ (sitwā, “winter”), (Category: aii:Seasons)
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