برية
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Aramaic בריאה, ברייה (“creature, creation”). Related to the verb بَرَأَ (baraʾa), which is also a borrowing.
Noun
بَرِيَّة • (bariyya) f (plural بَرِيَّات (bariyyāt) or بَرَايَا (barāyā))
- creatures
- Synonyms: خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqa), وَرَى (warā), خَلْق (ḵalq)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 98:6:
Declension
Declension of noun بَرِيَّة (bariyya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَرِيَّة bariyya | الْبَرِيَّة al-bariyya | بَرِيَّة bariyyat |
Nominative | بَرِيَّةٌ bariyyatun | الْبَرِيَّةُ al-bariyyatu | بَرِيَّةُ bariyyatu |
Accusative | بَرِيَّةً bariyyatan | الْبَرِيَّةَ al-bariyyata | بَرِيَّةَ bariyyata |
Genitive | بَرِيَّةٍ bariyyatin | الْبَرِيَّةِ al-bariyyati | بَرِيَّةِ bariyyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَرِيَّتَيْن bariyyatayn | الْبَرِيَّتَيْن al-bariyyatayn | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Nominative | بَرِيَّتَانِ bariyyatāni | الْبَرِيَّتَانِ al-bariyyatāni | بَرِيَّتَا bariyyatā |
Accusative | بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni | الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Genitive | بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni | الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural; broken plural invariable | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَرِيَّات; بَرَايَا bariyyāt; barāyā | الْبَرِيَّات; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāt; al-barāyā | بَرِيَّات; بَرَايَا bariyyāt; barāyā |
Nominative | بَرِيَّاتٌ; بَرَايَا bariyyātun; barāyā | الْبَرِيَّاتُ; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyātu; al-barāyā | بَرِيَّاتُ; بَرَايَا bariyyātu; barāyā |
Accusative | بَرِيَّاتٍ; بَرَايَا bariyyātin; barāyā | الْبَرِيَّاتِ; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāti; al-barāyā | بَرِيَّاتِ; بَرَايَا bariyyāti; barāyā |
Genitive | بَرِيَّاتٍ; بَرَايَا bariyyātin; barāyā | الْبَرِيَّاتِ; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāti; al-barāyā | بَرِيَّاتِ; بَرَايَا bariyyāti; barāyā |
Alternative forms
- بَرِيئَة (barīʾa)
Noun
بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya) f (plural بَرَارٍ (barārin) or بَرِّيَّات (barriyyāt))
- wilderness
Declension
Declension of noun بَرِيَّة (bariyya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَرِيَّة bariyya | الْبَرِيَّة al-bariyya | بَرِيَّة bariyyat |
Nominative | بَرِيَّةٌ bariyyatun | الْبَرِيَّةُ al-bariyyatu | بَرِيَّةُ bariyyatu |
Accusative | بَرِيَّةً bariyyatan | الْبَرِيَّةَ al-bariyyata | بَرِيَّةَ bariyyata |
Genitive | بَرِيَّةٍ bariyyatin | الْبَرِيَّةِ al-bariyyati | بَرِيَّةِ bariyyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | بَرِيَّتَيْن bariyyatayn | الْبَرِيَّتَيْن al-bariyyatayn | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Nominative | بَرِيَّتَانِ bariyyatāni | الْبَرِيَّتَانِ al-bariyyatāni | بَرِيَّتَا bariyyatā |
Accusative | بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni | الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Genitive | بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni | الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni | بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay |
Plural | broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in); sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | بَرَارِي; بَرِّيَّات barārī; barriyyāt | الْبَرَارِي; الْبَرِّيَّات al-barārī; al-barriyyāt | بَرَارِي; بَرِّيَّات barārī; barriyyāt |
Nominative | بَرَارٍ; بَرِّيَّاتٌ barārin; barriyyātun | الْبَرَارِي; الْبَرِّيَّاتُ al-barārī; al-barriyyātu | بَرَارِي; بَرِّيَّاتُ barārī; barriyyātu |
Accusative | بَرَارِيَ; بَرِّيَّاتٍ barāriya; barriyyātin | الْبَرَارِيَ; الْبَرِّيَّاتِ al-barāriya; al-barriyyāti | بَرَارِيَ; بَرِّيَّاتِ barāriya; barriyyāti |
Genitive | بَرَارٍ; بَرِّيَّاتٍ barārin; barriyyātin | الْبَرَارِي; الْبَرِّيَّاتِ al-barārī; al-barriyyāti | بَرَارِي; بَرِّيَّاتِ barārī; barriyyāti |
Descendants
- → Lishana Deni: ברייא (bariya)
Adjective
بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya) f
- feminine singular of بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”)
References
- Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “برية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “برية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʾa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brij.ja/
Noun
برية • (briyya) f (plural بريات (briyyāt))
- letter (written or printed communication)
- بغيت نبعت لك شي برية
- bḡīt nabʕatlek ši briyya
- I would like to send you a letter.
Descendants
- → Central Atlas Tamazight: ⵜⴰⴱⵔⴰⵜ (tabrat)