ܒܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /briːtɑː/
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): /briːθɑː/

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē))

  1. creation
  2. creature
  3. universe, world
    Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), 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
(brītūḵ)		 ܒܪܝܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(brītāḵ)		 ܒܪܝܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(brītāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ
(brītā)		 3rd person ܒܪܝܼܬܹܗ
(brītēh)		 ܒܪܝܼܬܘܿܗ̇
(brītōh)		 ܒܪܝܼܬܗܘܿܢ
(brīthōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܝܼ
(biryātī)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܲܢ
(biryātan)
construct ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ
(biryāt)		 2nd person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂
(biryātūḵ)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ
(biryātāḵ)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(biryātāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ
(biryātē)		 3rd person ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܗܝ
(biryātūh)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܿܗ̇
(biryātōh)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܗܘܿܢ
(biryāthōn)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f

  1. (biblical) Genesis

Participle

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ)

  1. 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)

  1. street, road, path
  2. 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)

  1. creation
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ
  2. world, universe
    Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ
  3. miracle, marvel, wonder
    Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ
  4. body, volume
  5. creature
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ
  6. (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

  1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

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)

  1. assignment of tribute
  2. 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)

  1. 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
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