ܒܝܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁉𒅕𒌅 (birtu [BI.IR.TU]); compare Hebrew בִּירָה (birá, “capital city”) and the Old Armenian loanword բերդ (berd).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbiːrtɑː]
IPA^(key): [biːˈrɑːθɑː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ • (bīrtā) f (plural ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīrāṯā))

palace, castle, court
Synonym: ܩܲܨܪܵܐ (qaṣrā)
fortress, citadel
Synonyms: ܩܲܠܥܵܐ (qalˁā), ܚܸܣܢܵܐ (ḥisnā)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܒܝܼܪܵܐ (bīrā)		1^st person	ܒܝܼܪܬܝܼ (bīrtī)		ܒܝܼܪܬܲܢ (bīrtan)
	construct	ܒܝܼܪܲܬ݂ (bīraṯ)		2^nd person	ܒܝܼܪܬܘܼܟ݂ (bīrtōḵ)	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܟ݂ܝ (bīrtāḵ)	ܒܝܼܪܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīrtawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ (bīrtā)		3^rd person	ܒܝܼܪܬܹܗ (bīrtēh)	ܒܝܼܪܬܵܗ̇ (bīrtāh)	ܒܝܼܪܬܗܘܿܢ (bīrthōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܢ (bīrān)		1^st person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܝܼ (bīrāṯī)		ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܢ (bīrāṯan)
	construct	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ (bīrāṯ)		2^nd person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (bīrāṯōḵ)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (bīrāṯāḵ)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bīrāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bīrāṯā)		3^rd person	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (bīrāṯēh)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (bīrāṯāh)	ܒܝܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (bīrāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܒܝܼܪܬܵܐ • (bīrtā) f

Tikrit (a city in northern Iraq)
Synonym: ܬܲܓ݂ܪܝܼܬ݂ (taḡrīṯ)
a female given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒅕𒌅 (birtu [BI.IR.TU]). Compare Hebrew בִּירָה (birâ) and the Old Armenian loanword բերդ (berd).

Alternative forms

ܒܐܪܬܐ, ܒܪܬܐ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [birtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [birɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܝܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܝܪܬܐ)

palace, castle, court
fortress, citadel

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܝܪܬܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܝܪܐ		1^st person	ܒܝܪܬܝ		ܒܝܪܬܢ
	construct	ܒܝܪܬ		2^nd person	ܒܝܪܬܟ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝ	ܒܝܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܪܬܐ		3^rd person	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܝܪܢ		1^st person	ܒܝܪܬܢ		ܒܝܪܬܢ
	construct	ܒܝܪܬ		2^nd person	ܒܝܪܬܟ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝ	ܒܝܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܝܪܬܐ		3^rd person	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗ	ܒܝܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܝܪܬܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܒܝܪܬ ܗܕܡܐ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bajjɑrtɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [bajjɑrɑθɑ] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܝܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed)

feminine emphatic singular of ܒܝܪܐ
feminine emphatic plural of ܒܝܪܐ

References

“byrh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 31 March 2013
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 29a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 43a
Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, pages 115a, 143b