| Eastern Syriac : | ܒܚܕܵܐ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ |
| Western Syriac : | ܒܚܕܳܐ ܙܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ |
| Root : | ܚܕ |
| Eastern phonetic : | ' bḥda: ' zo: na: |
| Category : | adverb |
| [Time] | |
| English : | at one time , once / in the old days , formerly , previously , in the past , at one point , once upon a time , on a former occasion , on one occasion / one time , in one case , time was when , in days gone by / in bygone days / in the days of yore , in times gone by , back in the day , in times past , in the old days / in the good old days , long ago , a long time ago , sometime / erst / erstwhile / whilom ; |
| French : | à un moment donné / une fois , autrefois / avant / dans le passé , auparavant / dans le temps , jadis / il y a longtemps , il fut un temps où , au bon vieux temps ; |
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac |
Cf. ܚܕ, ܚܕܵܐ, ܒܚܕܵܐ, ܒܚܲܕ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ
Source : Bailis Shamun