Aramaic

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Semitic *bayt-.

Noun

edit

בַּיְתָא (bayṯām (absolute בַּי (bay), construct בֵּית (bēṯ), plural בָּתַּיָּא (bātayyā))

  1. house, home

Hebrew

edit

Etymology

edit

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta).

Noun

edit

בֵּיתָא (bétaf

  1. alternative form of בֵּטָא
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shekalim 3:2:
      רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א
      Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.
      Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.

Lishana Deni

edit

Etymology

edit

From Aramaic בֵּיתָא (bēṯā), from earlier בַּיְתָּא (baytā).

Noun

edit

ביתא (bēṯam (plural באתיה (bāte) or באתאניה (batāne) or ביתאואתא (bēṯawāṯa))

  1. house
  NODES
Note 1