ܒܥܐ

From Aramaic בְּעָא‎ (bəʿā); cognate with Biblical Hebrew בָּעָה‎ (bāʿāh, “to seek”) and Arabic بَغَى‎ (baḡā).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːʕeː]
• (Koy Sanjaq) IPA^(key): [ʔabeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [baʔeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [bɑj.jeː]

ܒܵܥܹܐ • (bāˁē) (present participle ܒܥܵܝܵܐ‎ (bˁāyā), past participle ܒܸܥܝܵܐ‎ (biˁyā))

1. to want

   ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ؟‎‎ ― mōdī kē bāˁēt ? ― What do you want? (said to a man)

   ‏ܡܘܿܕܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܬܝ ؟‎‎ ― mōdī kē bāˁyāt ? ― What do you want? (said to a woman)

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܩܵܪܹܝܢ ܐܵܗܵܐ ܟܬܵܒ݂ܵܐ.‎‎ ― kē bāˁēn qārēn āhā ktāḇā. ― I want to read that book.

2. to like; to love

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē bāˁēn lāḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē bāˁēn lūḵ ― I love you (said by a man to a man)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎‎ ― ānā kē bāˁyān lāḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a woman)

   ‏ܐܵܢܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܵܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎‎ ― ānā kē bāˁyān lūḵ ― I love you (said by a woman to a man)

   Synonym: ܡܲܲܚܸܒ‎ (maaḥḥib)

3. to need [+ attached pronoun (object)]

   ‏ܝܵܥ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܝܼܢ݇ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܲܝ̈ܵܐ ܘܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ.‎‎ ― yāˁyāṯā kē bāˁī lhōn mayyā w-nuhrā. ― plants need water and light

   Synonym: ܣܢܝܼܩܵܐ‎ (snīqā)

4. to request; to plead

• ܡܲܒܥܹܐ‎ (mabˁē, “to cause to want”)

• (standard) IPA^(key): [be̝ːʕeː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [biːʔeː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [bɛːʔeː]

ܒܹܥܹ̈ܐ • (bēʿē) pl

1. plural of ܒܹܥܬܵܐ‎ (bēˁtā, “egg”)