"ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ" meaning in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Proper name

IPA: [ˈbeθː‿ˈləxɪm.] [Standard], [beːtɪl.xɪm.] (note: Urmia) Forms: ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ [canonical, feminine], bēṯ lḥim [romanization], ܒܹܝܬ݂ܠܚܸܡ [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Syriac, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ léḥem, literally “house of bread”). Equivalent or cognate to native ܒܹܝܬ݂ (bēṯ, “house of”) + ܠܚܸܡ (lḥim) (the absolute form of ܠܲܚܡܵܐ (laḥmā, “bread”)) Etymology templates: {{bor+|aii|syc|-}} Borrowed from Classical Syriac, {{der|aii|hbo|בֵּית לֶחֶם|lit=house of bread|tr=bêṯ léḥem}} Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ léḥem, literally “house of bread”) Head templates: {{aii-proper-noun|ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ|f}} ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ • (bēṯ lḥim) f
  1. Bethlehem (a city in the West Bank, Palestine, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus) Categories (place): Cities in Palestine, Places in Palestine Derived forms: ܒܹܝܬ݂ܠܲܚܡܵܝܵܐ (bēṯlaḥmāyā)
    Sense id: en-ܒܝܬ_ܠܚܡ-aii-name-cZxUMnVo Categories (other): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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          "english": "Christ is born in Bethlehem!",
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          "text": "ܡܫܝܼܚܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ !",
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          "english": "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,.",
          "ref": "c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Matthew 2:2:",
          "roman": "min bāṯar d-pīš lēh līḏā īšōˁ gaw bēṯ lḥim d-īhūḏā b-yawmāṯā d-hērōḏis malkā, ṯē lhōn mḡūšē min maḏnḥā l-ōrišlim.",
          "text": "ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕ݂ܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.",
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          "roman": "min bāṯar d-pīš lēh līḏā īšōˁ gaw bēṯ lḥim d-īhūḏā b-yawmāṯā d-hērōḏis malkā, ṯē lhōn mḡūšē min maḏnḥā l-ōrišlim.",
          "text": "ܡܸܢ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܕܦܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ ܝܠܝܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܝܼܫܘܿܥ ܓܲܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܠܚܸܡ ܕܝܼܗܘܼܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܝܲܘ̈ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܗܹܪܘܿܕ݂ܸܣ ܡܲܠܟܵܐ، ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡܓ݂ܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܡܸܢ ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܐ ܠܐܘܿܪܸܫܠܸܡ.",
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