Where does “בעייתי” come from?

בעייתי (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew בעיה, from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בעיא — dilema, something that needs to be worked out.

בעייתי (Hebrew): Problematic, having problems

Definitions

  1. Problematic, having problems

Ancestry of “בעייתי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבעיהproblem
2Jewish Babylonian Aramaicבעיאdilema, something that needs to be worked out
Every word from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בעיא →Every word from Hebrew בעיה →