ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ

Literally, “House of shows”.

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [beːθ‿xizːwɑːneː]

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ • (bēṯ ḥizwānē) m sg (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bāttay ḥizwānē))

1. theatre (building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given)

   Synonym: ܬܹܐܲܛܪܘܿܢ (tēˀaṭrōn)

   ܒܸܬ ܗܵܘܝܵܐ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܕܬܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܒܟܵܢܘܿܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ.

   bit hāwyā ḥizwānā ḥadtā gaw bēṯ ḥizwānē b-kānōn qammāyā.

   There will be a new play at the theatre in December.

2. cinema, movie theatre (theatre where films are shown for public entertainment)

   Synonym: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܘܼܠܚܸܙܘܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ zulḥizwē)

From ܒܝܬ (bêṯ, “house of”) + ܚܙܘܢܐ (ḥezwānē, “the shows”).

• IPA^(key): [be(j)θ ħɛzwɑne]

ܒܝܬ ܚܙܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܬܝ ܚܙܘܢܐ)

1. theatre

• “byt**ḥzwnˀ”, 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 101a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 146b