ܒܟܝܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܟ ܪ (b k r)
3 terms

From the passive participle of ܒܵܟ݂ܹܪ (bāḵēr, “to bear early fruit”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending); compare Arabic بَكِير (bakīr) and Talmudic Hebrew בַּכִּיר (bakír).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [bəxiːˈrɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܵܐ • (bḵīrāyā) (feminine ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ (bḵīrāytā), plural ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (bḵīrāyē))

early, premature
Antonym: ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐ (mšūwḥrā)
early, primitive; primary, first (of ripening, birth, planting, or weather)
Antonym: ܠܩܝܼܫܵܝܵܐ (lqīšāyā)
- c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., James 5:7:
  ܒܵܣ ܚܡܘܿܠܘܼܢ، ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ، ܗܲܠ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܬܵܐ ܕܡܵܪܲܢ. ܚܙܲܘ ܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܐܲܟܵܪܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܣܲܟܹܐ ܠܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ ܛܝܼܡܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ، ܘܕܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܪܝܸܟ݂ ܒܹܐܢܹܗ ܥܲܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܗܲܠ ܕܡܩܲܒܸܠ ܡܸܛܪܵܐ ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܘܠܩܝܼܫܵܝܬܵܐ.
  bās ḥmōlūn, aḥwāṯā, hal ṯāytā d-māran. ḥzaw dāḵī akkārā kē msakkē l-pērē ṭīmānē d-arˁā, w-dāḵī kē maryiḵ bēnēh ˁallayhōn hal d-mqabbil miṭrā bḵīrāytā w-lqīšāytā.
  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Derived terms

ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (bḵīrāˀīṯ)
ܒܟ݂ܝܼܪܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bḵīrāyūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ ܟ ܪ, related to being first; compare Arabic بَكِير (bakīr), Talmudic Hebrew בַּכִּיר (bakkîr).

Pronunciation

(Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [b(ə.)xiˈrɑ.jɑ]
(Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [bxiˈrɑ.jɑ]
(Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [bxiˈro.jo]

Adjective

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ܒܟܝܪܝܐ • (bəḵīrāyā) m (plural ܒܟܝܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ)

early, primitive; primary, first
- Peshitta, James 5:7:
  ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܚܝ̈. ܐܓܪܘ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܐܬܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܐܝܟ ܐܟܪܐ ܕܡܣܟܐ ܠܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܗ. ܘܡܓܪ ܪܘܚܗ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܣܒ ܡܛܪܐ ܒܟܝܪܝܐ ܘܠܩܝܫܝܐ.
  ʾa[n]tōn dên ʾăḥay, ʾaggar[w] rūḥḳōn ʿəḏammā lə-mēṯīṯēh ḏə-māryā. ʾāḵ ʾakkārā ḏa-mə-sakkē lə-p̄ērē yaqqīrē ḏə-ʾarʿā, wə-maggar rūḥēh ʿəlayhōn. ʿəḏammā ḏə-nāseḇ meṭrā bəḵīrāyā wa-ləqīšāyā.
  Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܟܝܪܝܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܒܟܝܪܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܐ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܢ	ܒܟܝܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܟܝܪܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܬ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܒܟܝܪܝܐ	ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ	ܒܟܝܪܝܐ	ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ

Antonyms

ܠܩܝܫܝܐ (ləqīšāyā)

Noun

ܒܟܝܪܝܐ • (bəḵīrāyā) m (plural ܒܟܝܪܝܐ (bəḵīrāyē), singular feminine counterpart ܒܟܝܪܝܬܐ (bəḵīrāytā))

firstborn
(in the plural) early lambs or kids

Inflection

Inflection of **ܒܟܝܪܝܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܟܝܪܝ	1^st person	ܒܟܝܪܝܝ		ܒܟܝܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܟܝܪܝ	2^nd person	ܒܟܝܪܝܟ	ܒܟܝܪܝܟܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܟܝܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܟܝܪܝܐ	3^rd person	ܒܟܝܪܝܗ	ܒܟܝܪܝܗ	ܒܟܝܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܟܝܪܝܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܢ	1^st person	ܒܟܝܪܝܝ		ܒܟܝܪܝܝܢ
	construct	ܒܟܝܪܝܝ	2^nd person	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܟ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܟܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܟܘܢ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܟܝܪܝܐ	3^rd person	ܒܟܝܪܝܘܗܝ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܗ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܗܘܢ	ܒܟܝܪܝܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

ܒܟܝܪܝܘܬܐ (bəḵīrāyūṯā)

References

“bkyry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 8 July 2019
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 30a
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 45b
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, page 152b