ܒܪܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic בַּרְתָּא (bartā), from Proto-Semitic *bint-. Compare Arabic بِنْت (bint) and Hebrew בַּת (bat).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [brɑːtɑː]
Noun
ܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brātā) f (plural ܒܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bnātē), masculine ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (bronā) or ܒܪܵܐ (brā))
- daughter (girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents)
- girl (child human female)
- Synonym: ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܪܵܬܝܼ (brātī) | ܒܪܵܬܲܢ (brātan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪ݇ܬ (bat) | 2nd person | ܒܪܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (brātuḵ) | ܒܪܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (brātāḵ) | ܒܪܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā) | 3rd person | ܒܪܵܬܹܗ (brātēh) | ܒܪܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (brātoh) | ܒܪܵܬܗܘܿܢ (brāthon) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܢܵܬܝܼ̈ (bnātī) | ܒܢܵܬܲܢ̈ (bnātan) | ||
| construct | ܒܢܵܬ̈ (bnāt) | 2nd person | ܒܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bnātuḵ) | ܒܢܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bnātāḵ) | ܒܢܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnātāwḵon) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܢܵܬܹ̈ܐ (bnātē) | 3rd person | ܒܢܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bnātuh) | ܒܢܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bnātoh) | ܒܢܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bnāthon) | ||
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *bint-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bar(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]
Noun
ܒܪܬܐ • (barṯā) f (plural ܒܢܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܪܐ)
- daughter, girl
- young, egg
- (in the plural, used in compounds) grains, seeds, berries
- (figuratively, in the plural) suburbs, village, small towns
Usage notes
This word does not occur in the absolute singular state.
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | (ܒܪܐ) | ܒܢܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܬ | ܒܢܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܬܐ | ܒܢܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܬܝ | ܒܢܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܬܟ | ܒܢܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܝ | ܒܢܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܬܗ | ܒܢܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܬܗ | ܒܢܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܬܢ | ܒܢܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܒܢܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ܒܢܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܬܗܘܢ | ܒܢܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܬܗܝܢ | ܒܢܬܗܝܢ |
Noun
ܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܬܐ)
- Alternative spelling of ܒܝܪܬܐ
Inflection
declension of ܒܪܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܪܐ | ܒܪܢ |
| construct | ܒܪܬ | ܒܪܬ |
| emphatic | ܒܪܬܐ | ܒܪܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܪܬܝ | ܒܪܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܪܬܟ | ܒܪܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܝ | ܒܪܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܪܬܗ | ܒܪܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܪܬܗ | ܒܪܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܪܬܢ | ܒܪܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܘܢ | ܒܪܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܪܬܟܝܢ | ܒܪܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܪܬܗܘܢ | ܒܪܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܪܬܗܝܢ | ܒܪܬܗܝܢ |
References
- “brh”, 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
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 53a, 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, p. 192b
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic ܒܪܬܐ (barṯā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barθo/
Noun
ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ • (barṯo) f (plural ܒܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (bnoṯe))
- daughter
- Coordinate term: ܐܰܒܪܳܐ (abro, “son”)