ܒܪܝܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ʾ) |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (b'ri'á).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /briːtɑː/
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): /briːθɑː/
Noun
ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē))
- creation
- creature
- universe, world
- Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ʿālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܪܝܼܬܝܼ (brītī) | ܒܪܝܼܬܲܢ (brītan) | ||
| construct | ܒܪܝܼܬ (brīt) | 2nd person | ܒܪܝܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (brītuḵ) | ܒܪܝܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (brītāḵ) | ܒܪܝܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brītāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā) | 3rd person | ܒܪܝܼܬܹܗ (brītēh) | ܒܪܝܼܬܘܿܗ̇ (brītoh) | ܒܪܝܼܬܗܘܿܢ (brīthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܝܼ (biryātī) | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܲܢ (biryātan) | ||
| construct | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ (biryāt) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (biryātuḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (biryātāḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biryātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܗܝ (biryātuh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (biryātoh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܗܘܿܢ (biryāthon) | ||
Proper noun
ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f
- (biblical) Genesis
Participle
ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ)
- feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/birītu/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [beriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ber(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)
- street, road, path
- plaza, broad place
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܝ | ܒܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܝܬ | ܒܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܝܬܐ | ܒܪܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܝܬܝ | ܒܪܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟ | ܒܪܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܝܬܢ | ܒܪܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܐ (b-r-ʾ) related to creating. Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [bɛrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)
- creation
- Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ
- world, universe
- Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ
- miracle, marvel, wonder
- Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ
- body, volume
- creature
- Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ
- (masculine, in the plural) men
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܝ | ܒܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܝܬ | ܒܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܝܬܐ | ܒܪܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܝܬܝ | ܒܪܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟ | ܒܪܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܝܬܢ | ܒܪܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītā) f
- (biblical) Creation, Genesis
Etymology 3
From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʾa).
Alternative forms
- ܒܘܪܝܬܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b(ə)rɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [b(ə)rɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)
- assignment of tribute
- exemption
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܝ | ܒܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܝܬ | ܒܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܝܬܐ | ܒܪܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܝܬܝ | ܒܪܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟ | ܒܪܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܝܬܢ | ܒܪܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 4
Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā(ʾ), “outdoors”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [barriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [barr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)
- fields, wilds, desert places
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܝ | ܒܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܝܬ | ܒܪܝܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܝܬܐ | ܒܪܝܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܝܬܝ | ܒܪܝܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟ | ܒܪܝܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܝܬܗ | ܒܪܝܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܝܬܢ | ܒܪܝܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ | ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ | ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ | 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, p. 37a, b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 189a-b