ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ

See also: ܒܝܬܠܚܡ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ léḥem, literally “house of bread”). Equivalent or cognate to native ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ, “house of”) + ܠܚܸܡ (lḥim) (the absolute form of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ (laḥmā, “bread”))

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ˈbeθː‿ˈləxɪm.]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [beːtɪl.xɪm.]

Proper noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ • (bēṯ lḥim) f

  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus)
    ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ !
    mšīḥā wē lēh līḏā b-gaw bēṯ lḥim !
    Christ is born in Bethlehem!
    • c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 2:2:
      ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕ݂ܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.
      min bāṯar d-pīš lēh līḏā īšōˁ gaw bēṯ lḥim d-īhūḏā b-yawmāṯā d-hērōḏis malkā, ṯē lhōn mḡūšē min maḏnḥā l-ōrišlim.
      Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,.

Derived terms

  • ܒܹܝܬ݂ܠܲܚܡܵܝܵܐ (bēṯlaḥmāyā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From ܒܹܝܬ (be(j)θ, “house of”) +‎ ܠܚܡ (laḥem, “bread”).

Proper noun

ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ • (bet laḥem)

  1. Bethlehem
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