ܒܝܬ ܐܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܝܬ ܐܪ̈ܟܐ

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, equivalent to ܒܹܝܬ (bēt, “house of”) + ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (arkē, “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 arkē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bāttay arkē))

1. library (institution that holds books and/or other forms of media)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ (bēt ktāḇē)

2. archives (place for storing earlier and often historical material)

Inflection

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 arkūḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ (bēt arkāḵ)	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bēt arkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēt arkē)	3rd person	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܗ (bēt arkēh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇ (bēt arkōh)	ܒܹܝܬ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ (bēt arkhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܝܼ (bāttay arkī)		ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܲܢ (bāttay arkan)
	construct	–	2nd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܼܟ݂ (bāttay arkūḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܟ݂ܝ (bāttay arkāḵ)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bāttay arkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bāttay arkē)	3rd person	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܗ (bāttay arkēh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܘܿܗ̇ (bāttay arkōh)	ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܗܘܿܢ (bāttay arkhōn)

See also

• ܐܲܪܟܵܝܵܐ (arkāyā, “librarian”)

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