ܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
2 terms

From Arabic بَرِّيَّة (barriyya), itself from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *barr-; Doublet of ܒܲܪܵܐ (barrā, outside, exterior).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bar.riː.jɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ • (barīyām sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē))

  1. (dialectal) desert, wilderness
    Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī) 1st person ܒܲܪܝܼܝܼ (barīyī) ܒܲܪܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
construct ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī) 2nd person ܒܲܪܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyōḵ) ܒܲܪܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ) ܒܲܪܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (barīyā) 3rd person ܒܲܪܝܼܹܗ (barīyēh) ܒܲܪܝܼܵܗ̇ (barīyāh) ܒܲܪܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn)
plural absolute ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼܢ (barīyīn) 1st person ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼ (barīyī) ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
construct ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝ (barīyay) 2nd person ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyōḵ) ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ) ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē) 3rd person ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗܝ (barīyūh) ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗ̇ (barīyōh) ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝܗܘܿܢ (barīyayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
2 terms

From ܒܲܪܵܐ (barrā, outside, exterior) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Standard) [barrɑːjɑː] (singular)
    IPA(key): [barrɑːjeː] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ • (barrāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (barrāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē))

  1. external, outer, outward
    Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܵܐ (gawwāyā)
  2. rustic, profane
  3. foreign, alien, strange
    Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)
Derived terms
  • ܒܲܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (barrāˀīṯ)
  • ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯīr barrāyā, outer space)
  • ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (sāḵā barrāyā, perimeter)

Noun

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyēm pl (plural only)

  1. outside, the outdoors
    Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ.
    kē maḥḥibā barrāyē yatīr.
    She loves the outdoors better.
  2. (by extension) foreign countries, abroad, overseas
    Synonym: ܠܒܲܪ ܡܸܢ ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ (lbar min aṯrā)
    ܟܠ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܡܙܲܝܚܝܼ ܥܲܡܲܢ.
    kul ḥa min barrāyē ṯē lhōn d-mzayḥī ˁamman.
    Everyone from abroad has come to celebrate with us.
  3. (adverbially) outside
    Synonym: ܠܒܲܪܵܐ (lbarrā)
    Antonym: ܓܲܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gawwāyē)
    ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐpālṭaḥ barrāyēLet’s go outside
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
plural absolute ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܝܼܢ (barrāyīn) 1st person ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (barrāyī) ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (barrāyan)
construct ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (barrāyay) 2nd person ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (barrāyōḵ) ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāyāḵ) ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāyawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē) 3rd person ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗܝ (barrāyūh) ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܗ̇ (barrāyōh) ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāyayhōn)

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
4 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body))

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bɪr.jɑː]

Adjective

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

  1. developed in healthy or strong size, fattened up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)
    ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ
    gušmā d-awa gaḇrā biryā ìlēh min d-kē pālēḥ barrāyē kul yōm
    That man’s body is developed [in healthy size and strength] because he works outside every day.
    ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܚܙܘܼܪܲܢ، ܒܸܬ ܡܙܲܒܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ
    kaḏ bārē ḥzūran, bit mzabnaḥ lēh
    When our pig fattens up, we will sell him.

Verb

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

  1. past participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to create)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bərɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (brāyā)

  1. present participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to create)