ܒܘܪܟܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *birk-, *bark- (“knee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [burkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [burke(ʔ)], [burkɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܘܪܟܬܐ or ܒܘܪܟܐ)
- (anatomy) knee
- kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion
Inflection
declension of ܒܘܪܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܘܟ | ܒܘܪܟܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܘܟ | ܒܘܪܟܬ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܪܟܐ | ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ,ܒܘܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܪܟܝ | ܒܘܪܟܬܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟ | ܒܘܪܟܬܟ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝ | ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܪܟܗ | ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܪܟܗ | ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܪܟܢ | ܒܘܪܟܬܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ | ܒܘܪܟܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ | ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ | ܒܘܪܟܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ | ܒܘܪܟܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܟ (b-r-k) related to blessing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [burrɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [burrɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܪܟܐ)
- benediction
- blessing, gift
- good
Inflection
inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܪܟ | ܒܘܪܟܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܘܪܟ | ܒܘܪܟܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܪܟܐ | ܒܘܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܪܟܝ | ܒܘܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟ | ܒܘܪܟܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝ | ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܪܟܗ | ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܪܟܗ | ܒܘܪܟܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܪܟܢ | ܒܘܪܟܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ | ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ | ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ | ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ | ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From early Middle Persian *bōrak. See Persian بوره (bure).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bur(ə)xɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)
- borax
- niter/nitre
Inflection
declension of ܒܘܪܟܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܘܪܟ |
| construct | ܒܘܪܟ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܪܟܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܪܟܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܪܟܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܪܟܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܪܟܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ |
Further reading
- “brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “bwrk”, 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, p. 38a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 39b
- 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, p. 131a-b