# ܒܝܬ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt, literally “house”); compare Hebrew בֵּית (béyt), Arabic بَاء (bāʔ) and Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă). Doublet of ܒܲܝܬܵܐ (baytā).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [beθː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [bitː]

#### Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ • (bēṯ) f
* beth (the second letter of the Assyrian alphabet and Syriac script)

##### Usage notes

* Beth represents the number two in the native numbering system (usually used for ordinal numbers, book publishing data or biblical references).
** When a mṭalqānā is placed above (ܒ݇), it means 2,000.

##### Coordinate terms

* (symbol) ܒ
* ܐܵܠܲܦ (ālap)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ)
* ܓܵܡܲܠ (gāmal)
* ܕܵܠܲܬ݂ (dālaṯ)
* ܗܹܐ (hē)
* ܘܲܘ (waw)
* ܙܹܝܢ (zēn)
* ܚܹܝܬ݂ (ḥēṯ)
* ܛܹܝܬ݂ (ṭēṯ)
* ܝܘܿܕ݂ (yōḏ)
* ܟܲܦ (kap)
* ܠܵܡܲܕ݂ (lāmaḏ)
* ܡܝܼܡ (mīm)
* ܢܘܼܢ (nūn)
* ܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂ (simkaṯ)
* ܥܹܐ (ˁē)
* ܦܹܐ (pē)
* ܨܵܕ݂ܹܐ (ṣāḏē)
* ܩܘܿܦ (qōp)
* ܪܹܝܫ (rēš)
* ܫܝܼܢ (šīn)
* ܬܲܘ (taw)

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, a contraction of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ, “among, between”). Only used in Classical constructs. Doublet of the native ܒܹܝܢ (bēn).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈbeːθ]

#### Preposition

ܒܹܝܬ݂ • (bēṯ)
* between

##### Derived terms

* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܲܗܪܝܼܢ (bēṯ nahrīn, “Mesopotamia”)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [ˈbeːθ]
* (Nineveh Plains) IPA: [biː], [beː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [biː]

#### Noun

ܒܹܝܬ݂ • (bēṯ) m (plural ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ (bāttay))
* construct state singular of ܒܲܝܬܵܐ (baytā)
* especially used before first or last names to signify said person’s family or house, also used in traditional Assyrian naming customs; house of, family of
    ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܫܲܡܝܼܪܵܡ؟īman bid āzaḥ lbēṯ šamīrām?When are we going to Shammiram’s house?
    ܒܸܕ ܐܵܙܲܠ݇ܚ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܵܢܵܐbid āzaḥ lbēṯ nānāWe’re going to [visit] grandma’s family.
    ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܠܕܵܐ ܡܘܼܓܒ݂ܸܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ.bēṯ yaldā mugḇir lhōn gaḇrhōn.The Yalda family gave their man in marriage.

##### Derived terms

* ܒܹܝܬ ܡܲܟ̰ܡܲܥܬܵܐ (bēt mačmaˁtā, “fire station”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܝܼܙܓܲܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ īzgadūṯā, “embassy residence”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܣܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ asīrē, “prison, jail”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܦܵܝܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ appāyē, “bakery”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (bēṯ arkē, “library”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܘܼܫܵܠܵܐ (bēṯ buššālā, “kitchen”, literally “house of cooking”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܒܝܼܠܕܵܪܵܐ (bēṯ bīldārā, “post office”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܓܒ݂ܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ gḇīnē, “glabella”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ (bēṯ d-īnā, “court, courthouse”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܸܒܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ dibbē, “Beth-Dibbe”, literally “house of bears”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܙܵܠܝܼ̈ܢ (bēṯ zālīn, “Qamishli”, literally “house of reeds”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܡܝܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ḥmīmē, “bathroom”, literally “house of hot springs”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܲܬܡܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ḥatmē, “Bakhetme”, literally “house of seals”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܸܙܘܵܢܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ḥizwānē, “theatre, cinema, movie theatre”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܛܵܘܣܵܐ (bēṯ ṭāwsā, “airport”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܘܼܠܦܵܢܵܐ (bēṯ yulpānā, “academy, school”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܝܲܬܘܼܡܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ yatūmē, “orphanage”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܪ̈ܝܼܗܹܐ (bēṯ krīhē, “hospital”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܟܵܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ kārē)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ (bēṯ mḏītā, “town hall, city hall”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܘܼܣܵܝܵܐ (bēṯ mussāyā, “laundry”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܟܠܝܵܐ (bēṯ maklyā, “car park, parking lot, parking garage”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܝܵܚܵܐ (bēṯ nyāḥā, “restroom, washroom, water closet”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܓ݂ܵܕ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ sḡāḏā, “place of worship”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܡܵܟ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ smāḵā, “club, clubhouse”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܣܸܟܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ sikrē, “lock”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܘܼܪܦܵܢܵܐ (bēṯ ˁurpānā, “bank”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܥܸܬܩܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ˁitqē, “museum”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܠܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ ṣlōṯā, “chapel, oratory, musalla”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܲܪܵܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bēṯ ṣarrāpūṯā, “currency exchange, bureau de change”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܨܵܘܒܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ ṣāwbē, “university”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܒ݂ܘܼܪܹ̈ܐ (bēṯ qḇūrē, “cemetery, graveyard”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܝܵܡܬܵܐ (bēṯ qyāmtā, “Easter”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܲܗܘܵܐ (bēṯ qahwā, “coffee shop”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܪ̈ܵܓ݂ܘܿܠܹܐ (bēṯ rāḡōlē, “Be-Rawole”, literally “house of ravines”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܫܘܼܪܛܵܐ (bēṯ šurṭā, “police station”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (bēṯ tiḇnā, “store-room for straw”)
* ܒܹܝܬ݂ܠܚܸܡ (bēṯlḥim, “Bethlehem”, literally “house of bread”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

Ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt, “house; letter beth”), from Proto-Semitic *bayt-; compare Hebrew בֵּית (bêṯ).

#### Alternative forms

* ܒܝܬܐ (bēṯā)

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈbeθ]

#### Noun

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ) f (plural ܒܝܬܝܢ (bēṯyen))
* beth, second letter of the Syriac alphabet

##### Coordinate terms

* Previous: ܐܠܦ
* Next: ܓܡܠ

##### See also

* ܒ (b)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA: [beθ]

#### Noun

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ)
* construct state singular of ܒܝܬܐ

### Etymology 3

A contraction of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ, “among, between”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Edessan, Eastern Syriac, Western Syriac) IPA: [ˈbeθ]

#### Preposition

ܒܝܬ • (bēṯ)
* Alternative form of ܒܝܢܬ (baynāṯ)

##### Usage notes

Unlike the uncontracted form, this form does not take pronominal suffixes.

### References

* “by$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-07-26
* “byt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-07-26
* Coakley, J. F. (2013) Robinson's Paradigms and Exercises in Syriac Grammar, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 31
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 29a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 33a, 43a, 44b
* 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, page 114a