ܒܝܬ ܟܪܝܗܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Literally, “House of patients/the sick”.

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [beθː‿kəriːheː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [betː‿t͡ʃəriːheː]

Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ • (bēṯ krīhē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (bāttay krīhē))

  1. hospital (large medical facility)
    ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܫܦܵܐ ܡܛܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܲܥܓ݂ܲܠ ܘܦܝܼܫܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܡܣܲܪܗܒ݂ܵܐ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ.
    raddāytā d-ūšpā mṭē lāh baˁḡal w-pīšā ìwā msarhḇā l-bēṯ krīhē.
    Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.

Inflection
Inflection of ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (bēṯ krīhē)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܝܼ
(bēṯ krīhī)		 ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܲܢ
(bēṯ krīhan)
construct – 2nd person ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܼܟ݂
(bēṯ krīhūḵ)		 ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܟ݂ܝ
(bēṯ krīhāḵ)		 ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bēṯ krīhāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ
(bēṯ krīhē)		 3rd person ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܗ
(bēṯ krīhēh)		 ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܗ̇
(bēṯ krīhōh)		 ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܗܘܿܢ
(bēṯ krīhhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܝܼ
(bāttay krīhī)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܲܢ
(bāttay krīhan)
construct – 2nd person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܼܟ݂
(bāttay krīhūḵ)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܟ݂ܝ
(bāttay krīhāḵ)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bāttay krīhāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ
(bāttay krīhē)		 3rd person ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܗ
(bāttay krīhēh)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܗ̇
(bāttay krīhōh)		 ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܗܘܿܢ
(bāttay krīhhōn)

See also
  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܵܣܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ āsyūṯā), ܡܹܐܣܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (mēsīṯā, “clinic”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܝܬ (bēṯ, “house of”) + ܟܪܝܗܐ (k(ə)rīhē, “the sick”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [be(j)θ k(ə)rihe]

Noun

ܒܝܬ ܟܪܝܗܐ • (bēṯ krīhē) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܟܪܝܗܐ (bāttī krīhē))

  1. hospital
    Synonym: ܢܣܩܡܝܘܢ

References
  • “byt**kryhˀ”, 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, page 44a
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