ܒܕܘܟܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From ܒ- (b-, in) +‎ ܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (dukkaṯ, place-of).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bəduk.kaθ.]

Preposition

ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ • (b-dukkaṯ)

  1. instead of, in lieu of, in place of
    Synonyms: ܚܠܵܦ (ḥlāp), ܡ̣ܢ ܓܹܢ݇ܒ (min gēb)

Usage notes

  • This term can be used as an adverb, fairy colloquial and rather limited in use; it can generally only be used at the end of a sentence. So, in the general case, the English adjective and adverb instead does not have an immediate counterpart in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic; rather, a phrase like ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh, in-place-of-him, in its stead) or ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ ܗܵܢܵܐ (bdūkaṯ hānā, in-place-of this, instead of this, instead) must be used.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂
base form ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ (bdūkaṯ)
Personal-pronoun including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܝܼ (bdukṯī) ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܲܢ (bdukṯan)
2nd person ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bdukṯōḵ) ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bdukṯāḵ) ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bdukṯawḵōn)
3rd person ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܹܗ (bdukṯēh) ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bdukṯāh) ܒܕܘܼܟܲܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bdūkaṯhōn)