ܒܟܬܐ

Disputed:

• Probably derived from ܒܵܟ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (bāḵtā), the absolute form of ܒܵܟ݂ܸܬ݂ܬܵܐ‎ (bāḵiṯtā, “spinster, weaving woman”), which already had the meaning of working woman in the 5th century as documented in Classical Syriac[1]. Found also in Lishana Deni בַּכתָּא‎ (baxta) and Neo-Mandaic [Term?].
• Alternatively suggested to be a borrowing from Persian بخت‎ (baxt, “luck”) or Northern Kurdish [script needed] (baxt, “honor”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bax.tɑː]

ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ • (baḵtā) f (plural ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ‎ (baḵtātē) or ܐܸܢܫܹ̈ܐ‎ (inšē), masculine ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‎ (gaḇrā))

1. woman (adult human female)

   ‏ܐ݇ܡܝܼܪܹܗ ܕܐܵܢܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܥܵܠܲܡ.‎‎

   mīrēh d-ʾānā w-ē lī baḵtā yatir šapirtā d-ḥzē lēh l-ʿālam.

   He said I was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

   • w:Book of Proverbs 11:16:

     ‏ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܡܵܪܹܐ ܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ، ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܙܲܪ̈ܒܵܢܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܕܵܒ݂ܩܝܼ ܕܵܘܸܠܬܵܐ.‎‎

     baḵtā mārē šāpāqat kē dāḇqā īqārā, īnā gaḇrē zarbānē kē dāḇqī dāwiltā.

     A gracious woman retains honour, But ruthless men retain riches.

   • 1 Corinthians 11:11:
   • ‏ܣܵܒܵܒ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ، ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐܘܼܦ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܝܼܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ؛ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.‎‎

     sābāb dāḵī dbaḵtā tē lāh min gaḇrā, hādḵā up gaḇrā w-īyā ìlēh min baḵtā; īnā kul mindī min allāhā ìlēh.

     For as woman came from man, even so man also comes from woman; but all things are from God.

2. wife (female spouse)

   ‏ܝܸܡܹܗ ܘܒܲܟ݂ܬܹܗ ܗܵܠܵܐ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ.‎‎

   yimmēh w-baḵtēh hālā tāmā ìnā.

   His mother and his wife are still there.

   • Proverbs 18:22:
   • ‏ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܛܵܒ݂ܬܵܐ، ܘܟܹܐ ܦܲܠܸܛ ܒܵܣܝܼܡܘܼܬܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ.‎‎

     aw dmačiḥ baḵtā kē mačiḥ ṭāḇtā, w-kē palliṭ bāsimutā min māryā.

     He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favour from the Lord.

• (gender, martial status): ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ‎ (gaḇrā), ܐܘܼܪܙܵܐ‎ (urzā)
• (age): ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ‎ (yāltā), ܒܪܵܬܵܐ‎ (brātā)

• ܒܲܟ݂ܬܘܼܬܵܐ‎ (baḵtutā, “womanhood, wifehood”)

• ܐܲܢ݇ܬܬܵܐ‎ (attā)