CAL: bkth, bkttˀ

weaving woman

Syr

IsHex 38:12 ܐܝܟ ܢܘܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܗ݂ܘܬ̤ ܕܒܟܬܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܡܓܕ‏ˀyk nwlˀ rwḥˀ dyly lwty ẖwta dbkttˀ dqrybˀ lmgdאיך נולא רוחא דילי לותי הותַ דבכתתא דקריבא למגד‏ܐܝܟ ܢܘܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܗ݂ܘܬ̤ ܕܒܟܬܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܡܓܕ‏ˀyk nwlˀ rwḥˀ dyly lwty ẖwta dbkttˀ dqrybˀ lmgdאיך נולא רוחא דילי לותי הותַ דבכתתא דקריבא למגד‏ܐܝܟ ܢܘܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܗ݂ܘܬ̤ ܕܒܟܬܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܡܓܕ‏ܐܝܟ ܢܘܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܠܘܬܝ ܗ݂ܘܬ̤ ܕܒܟܬܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܒܐ ܠܡܓܕ‏ : for me my spirit became like the web of a weaving woman that was about to be cut off ; BAli1 2422 text not cited

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hard-working woman

Syr

IA2 186:v485 ܒܝܬ ܣܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܬܬܐ܂ ܪܒܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܡܬܬܢ݁ܝܢ‏byt sb̈tˀ wbk̈ttˀ. rbw šm̈hyn mttnnynבית סבתא ובכתתא٠ רבו שמהין מתתנּין‏ܒܝܬ ܣܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܬܬܐ܂ ܪܒܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܡܬܬܢ݁ܝܢ‏byt sb̈tˀ wbk̈ttˀ. rbw šm̈hyn mttnnynבית סבתא ובכתתא٠ רבו שמהין מתתנּין‏ܒܝܬ ܣܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܬܬܐ܂ ܪܒܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܡܬܬܢ݁ܝܢ‏ܒܝܬ ܣܒ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܟ̈ܬܬܐ܂ ܪܒܘ ܫܡ̈ܗܝܢ ܡܬܬܢ݁ܝܢ‏ : among the old women and the working women a myriad of (demonic) names are recited

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lady (?)

Man

✎Notes & Bibliography▶

It is often suggested that this word (apparently in the absolute!) is the etymon of the common North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic word for woman (also in modern Mandaic), baxta; see G. Krotkoff, "Studies in Neo-Aramaic Lexicography", in A. Kort and S. Morschauser, eds., Biblical and Related Studies Presented to Samual Iwry (Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake: 1985), 131f.
Although there is no clear evidence, that this word exists in classical Mandaic in the meaning "lady" as argued by MD, the cited passage from Syriac for the gloss "working woman" already shows, (in the 5th century!) a path of development to the common NENA usage, although its clear meaning has been overlooked by previous lexicographers.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 153[74]Drower/Macuch: 47bJ. Payne-Smith: 45BarBahlul: 394:11