| Eastern Syriac : | ܒܗܸܦܟܵܐ | 
| Western Syriac : | ܒܗܶܦܟܳܐ | 
| Root : | ܗܦܟ | 
| Eastern phonetic : | b ' hip ka: | 
| Category : | adverb | 
| [Moral life → Intelligence] | |
| English : | to the contrary , rather / instead , the other way round ; | 
| French : | au contraire , plutôt , à l'inverse , inversement ; | 
| Dialect : | Eastern Syriac | 
Cf. ܗܦܟ, ܗܵܦܘܿܟ݂ܵܐ, ܗܵܦܹܟ݂, ܗܦܟ, ܗܘܼܦܵܟ݂ ܣܘܼܥܪܵܢܵܐ, ܗܘܼܦܟ݂ܝܵܐ, ܗܲܦܟܵܝܵܐ, ܗܲܦܟܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ, ܗܸܦܟ݂ܝܘܼܬܵܐ, ܗܘܼܦܵܟ݂ ܦܘܼܥܵܠܵܐ, ܗܲܦܟܝܘܼܬܵܐ, ܗܲܦܟܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ, ܗܦܘܼܟܝܵܐ, ܗܦܘܼܟ݂ܝܵܐ, ܒܗܸܦܟܵܐ ܕ, ܒܗܸܦܟܵܐ, ܗܸܦܟܵܐ
Source : Bailis Shamun