ܒܪܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
ܒܪܩܐ
Etymology
From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to flashing, from Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák).
Pronunciation 1
- (standard) IPA(key): [bər.qɑː]
Noun
ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqa) m (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqe))
- lightning: high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder.
- ܒܘܼܪܲܢ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪܲܥܡܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܲܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ.
- burān d-birqa w-rāʿma wīleh timmāl blāyle.
- A storm of lightning and thunder happened last night?
- A light: a source of decorative illuminations or electric lamps.
- ܡܘܼܟ̰ܡܸܥ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ؟ ― mučmiʿloḳ birqa? ― Did you turn off the light?
- Synonyms: ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhra), ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bāhra)
- electricity
Declension
Inflection of ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܸܪܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪܩܲܢ (birqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܸܪܩ (birq) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (birquḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪܩܹܗ (birqēh) | ܒܸܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqoh) | ܒܸܪܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܢ (birqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝ (birqay) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (birquḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܗܝ (birqwh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqoh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhon) | ||
Derived terms
- ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (birqaya, “electrical, lightning-like”)
Pronunciation 2
- (standard) IPA(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]
Noun
ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (bāraqa) m (feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (bāraqta), masculine plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (bāraqe), feminine plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܵܬܹܐ (bāraqyate))
- electrician
- enchanter
Declension
Inflection of ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī) | ܒܲܪܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq) | 2nd person | ܒܲܪܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāquḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪܵܩܹܗ (barrāqēh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܘܿܗ̇ (barrāqoh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝ (barrāqay) | 2nd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāquḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܗܝ (barrāqwh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܿܗ̇ (barrāqoh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to shining or flashing, 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))
- lightning
Inflection
inflection of ܒܪܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | ܒܪܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܩܢ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | 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
inflection of ܒܪܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | ܒܪܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܩܢ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ |
Etymology 3
From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to polishing.
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)
- teeth grating
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܩܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܩ |
| construct | ܒܪܩ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܩܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܩܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܩܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ |
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)
- enchanter, charmer (especially of snakes)
Inflection
inflection of ܒܪܩܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܩ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܩܐ | ܒܪܩܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܩܝ | ܒܪܩܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟ | ܒܪܩܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܩܗ | ܒܪܩܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܩܢ | ܒܪܩܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܩܟܝܢ | ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܘܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܩܗܝܢ | ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
- “brq5”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
- “brq4”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
- 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, page 192a
Anagrams
- ܒܩܪܐ
- ܩܒܪܐ
- ܩܪܒܐ