ܒܪܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák).
Pronunciation 1
- (Standard) IPA(key): [bɪr.qɑː]
Noun
ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqā) m sg (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē))
- lightning (high voltage between a cloud and the ground accompanied by a bright flash)
- ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܥܲܡ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪ̈ܲܥܡܵܐ.
- ˁalˁālā rabṯā wē lāh timmāl b-laylē, ˁam birqā w-raˁmā.
- A big storm happened last night, with lightning and thunder.
- (by extension) electricity
- ܐܵܦ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܐܲܒܙܵܪܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ، ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ.
- āp kaḏ prīˁ lan abzārā mšāwḥrāˀīt bāṯar yawmā, birqā qṭīˁ lēh minšiltānē.
- Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.
- ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ (šrāḡā dbirqā, “electrical light, lamp”)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܪܸܩ (briq) | 1st person | ܒܸܪܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪܩܲܢ (birqan) | |||
| construct | ܒܪܸܩ (briq) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqōḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪܩܹܗ (birqēh) | ܒܸܪܩܵܗ̇ (birqāh) | ܒܸܪܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼܢ (birqīn) | 1st person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܢ (birqan) | |||
| construct | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝ (birqay) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqōḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (birqūh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗ̇ (birqōh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (birqayhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (birqāyā, “electrical, electrical”)
- ܒܸܪܩܵܢܵܐ (birqānā, “lightning-like”)
- ܒܲܪܸܩ (barriq, “to electrify”)
Pronunciation 2
- (Standard) IPA(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]
Noun
ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (barrāqā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē), feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (barrāqtā))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq) | 1st person | ܒܲܪܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī) | ܒܲܪܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan) | |||
| construct | ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq) | 2nd person | ܒܲܪܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqōḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪܵܩܹܗ (barrāqēh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܗ̇ (barrāqāh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼܢ (barrāqīn) | 1st person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan) | |||
| construct | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝ (barrāqay) | 2nd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqōḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗܝ (barrāqūh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗ̇ (barrāqōh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāqayhōn) | |||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܩ |
| 1 term |
From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qo]
Noun
ܒܪܩܐ • (barqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (barqē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܪܩ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܪܩܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩܝ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܝܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ | ܒܪܩܝܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 2
From Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ), derived from the same Semitic root related to shining as above.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbor.qo]
Noun
ܒܪܩܐ • (bārqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (bārqē))
- emerald
- Synonym: ܟܐܦܐ ܢܗܪܝܬܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܪܩ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܪܩܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩܝ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܝܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ | ܒܪܩܝܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܩ |
| 1 term |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.qɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbrɑ.qɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbro.qo]
Noun
ܒܪܩܐ • (bərāqā) m(uncountable)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܪܩ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
- (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
- (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [bɑˈro.qo]
Noun
ܒܪܩܐ • (barrāqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܪܩ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܪܩܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܪܩܝ | 2nd person | ܒܪܩܝܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | 3rd person | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ | ܒܪܩܝܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
- “brq5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
- “brq4”, 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 38b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56b
- 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 192a