ܒܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
4 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [bəriːθɑː]
    IPA(key): [bɪr.jɑːθɑː] (plural)
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [bəriːtɑː]
    IPA(key): [bɪr.jɑːteː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯāf (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā))

  1. creation
  2. creature
  3. universe, world
    Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܪܝܼ (brī) 1st person ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (brīṯī) ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (brīṯan)
construct ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ (brīṯ) 2nd person ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (brīṯōḵ) ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (brīṯāḵ) ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brīṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā) 3rd person ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (brīṯēh) ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (brīṯāh) ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (brīṯhōn)
plural absolute ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܢ (biryān) 1st person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (biryāṯī) ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (biryāṯan)
construct ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (biryāṯ) 2nd person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (biryāṯōḵ) ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (biryāṯāḵ) ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biryāṯawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā) 3rd person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (biryāṯēh) ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biryāṯāh) ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (biryāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯāf

  1. (biblical) Genesis

Verb

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ)

  1. feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/⁠birītu⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [beriθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ber(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. street, road, path
  2. plaza, broad place
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܝ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ
3 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)riθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɛrjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. creation
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ
  2. world, universe
    Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ
  3. miracle, marvel, wonder
    Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ
  4. body, volume
  5. creature
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ
  6. (masculine, in the plural) men
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܝ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītāf

  1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Alternative forms

  • ܒܘܪܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)rɑjtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [b(ə)rɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. assignment of tribute
  2. exemption
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܝ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā, outdoors).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [barriθɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [barr(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. fields, wilds, desert places
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܝ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܪܝܢ 1st person ܒܪܝܬܝ ܒܪܝܬܢ
construct ܒܪܝܬ 2nd person ܒܪܝܬܟ ܒܪܝܬܟܝ ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܝܬܐ 3rd person ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗ ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

  • brytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bryyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bryh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 37a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 55b
  • 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 189a–b