ܒܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בִּרְכָּא (birkā), from Proto-Semitic *birk-; compare Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܟܐ (burkā), Arabic رُكْبَة (rukba), Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ (béreḵ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Iraqi Koine) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.cʰä]
  • (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰä]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.t͡çʰɒ]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܵܐ • (birkāf (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ (birkākē) or ܒܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (burkāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) knee
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܸܪܟܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (brōḵ) 1st person ܒܸܪܟܝܼ (birkī) ܒܸܪܟܲܢ (birkan)
construct ܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (brōḵ) 2nd person ܒܸܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (birkōḵ) ܒܸܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (birkāḵ) ܒܸܪܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birkawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪܟܵܐ (birkā) 3rd person ܒܸܪܟܹܗ (birkēh) ܒܸܪܟܵܗ̇ (birkāh) ܒܸܪܟܗܘܿܢ (birkhōn)
plural absolute ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܝܼܢ (birkākīn) 1st person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܝܼ (birkākī) ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܢ (birkākan)
construct ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܝ (birkākay) 2nd person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܟ݂ (birkākōḵ) ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܵܟ݂ܝ (birkākāḵ) ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birkākawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ (birkākē) 3rd person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܗܝ (birkākūh) ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܗ̇ (birkākōh) ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܝܗܘܿܢ (birkākayhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Northern Kurdish berx.

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܲܪܟܵܐ • (barkām (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (barkē))

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܲܪܟܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܲܪܟ (bark) 1st person ܒܲܪܟܝܼ (barkī) ܒܲܪܟܲܢ (barkan)
construct ܒܲܪܟ (bark) 2nd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (barkōḵ) ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (barkāḵ) ܒܲܪܟܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barkawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪܟܵܐ (barkā) 3rd person ܒܲܪܟܹܗ (barkēh) ܒܲܪܟܵܗ̇ (barkāh) ܒܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (barkhōn)
plural absolute ܒܲܪܟܝܼ̈ܢ (barkīn) 1st person ܒܲܪܟܝܼ̈ (barkī) ܒܲܪܟܲܢ̈ (barkan)
construct ܒܲܪܟܲܝ̈ (barkay) 2nd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (barkōḵ) ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (barkāḵ) ܒܲܪܟܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barkawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪܟܹ̈ܐ (barkē) 3rd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (barkūh) ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (barkōh) ܒܲܪܟܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (barkayhōn)

Etymology 3

From Arabic بِرْكَة (birka).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Nineveh Plains, Tkhuma) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰe]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܹܐ • (birkēf

  1. pool, pond
  2. swimming pool

References

  • ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 8 December 2022 (last accessed)
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܲܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܘܼܪܟܹܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28a

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ
3 terms

Compare Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka), Hebrew בְּרָכָה (bərāḵâ).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.xɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbrɑ.xɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbro.xo]

Noun

ܒܪܟܐ • (bərāḵām(uncountable)

  1. genuflection
  2. blessing, benediction

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܟ 1st person ܒܪܟܝ ܒܪܟܢ
construct ܒܪܟ 2nd person ܒܪܟܟ ܒܪܟܟܝ ܒܪܟܟܘܢ ܒܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܪܟܐ 3rd person ܒܪܟܗ ܒܪܟܗ ܒܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܪܟܗܝܢ

References

  • brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56a
  • 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 190a

Turoyo

Etymology

from Proto-Semitic *birk-.

Noun

ܒܰܪܟܳܐ • (barkof (plural ܒܰܪ̈ܟܳܬ̣ܶܐ (barkoṭe))

  1. (anatomy) knee