ܒܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בִּרְכָּא (birkā), from Proto-Semitic *birk-; compare Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܟܐ (burkā), Arabic رُكْبَة (rukba), Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ (béreḵ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Iraqi Koine) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.cʰä]
  • (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰä]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.t͡çʰɒ]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܵܐ • (birkā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ (birkākē) or ܒܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (burkāṯā))

  1. (anatomy) knee
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܸܪܟܵܐ (birkā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܸܪܟܝܼ
(birkī)		 ܒܸܪܟܲܢ
(birkan)
construct ܒܸܪܟ
(birk)		 2nd person ܒܸܪܟܘܼܟ݂
(birkūḵ)		 ܒܸܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ
(birkāḵ)		 ܒܸܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(birkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪܟܵܐ
(birkā)		 3rd person ܒܸܪܟܹܗ
(birkēh)		 ܒܸܪܟܘܿܗ̇
(birkōh)		 ܒܸܪܟܗܘܿܢ
(birkhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܝܼ
(birkākī)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܢ
(birkākan)
construct ܒܸܪ̈ܟܲܝ
(birkay)		 2nd person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܟ݂
(birkākūḵ)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܵܟ݂ܝ
(birkākāḵ)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(birkākāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ
(birkākē)		 3rd person ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܗܝ
(birkākūh)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܿܗ̇
(birkākōh)		 ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܗܘܿܢ
(birkākhōn)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Northern Kurdish berx.

Pronunciation
  • (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ˈbaɾ.kʰä]

Noun

ܒܲܪܟܵܐ • (barkā) m (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (barkē))

  1. lamb (young sheep)
    Synonym: ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܲܪܟܵܐ (barkā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܲܪܟܝܼ
(barkī)		 ܒܲܪܟܲܢ
(barkan)
construct ܒܲܪܟ
(bark)		 2nd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂
(barkūḵ)		 ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ
(barkāḵ)		 ܒܲܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(barkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪܟܵܐ
(barkā)		 3rd person ܒܲܪܟܹܗ
(barkēh)		 ܒܲܪܟܵܗ̇
(barkāh)		 ܒܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ
(barkhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܲܪܟܝܼ̈
(barkī)		 ܒܲܪܟܲܢ̈
(barkan)
construct ܒܲܪܟܲܝ̈
(barkay)		 2nd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(barkūḵ)		 ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(barkāḵ)		 ܒܲܪܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(barkāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܲܪܟܹ̈ܐ
(barkē)		 3rd person ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(barkūh)		 ܒܲܪܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇
(barkōh)		 ܒܲܪܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(barkhōn)

Etymology 3

From Arabic بِرْكَة (birka).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (Nineveh Plains, Tkhuma) IPA(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰe]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܹܐ • (birkē) f

  1. pool, pond
  2. swimming pool

References
  • “ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 8 (last accessed)
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܲܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
  • Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܘܼܪܟܹܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28a

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܟ (b-r-k) related to blessing; compare Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka), Hebrew בְּרָכָה (bərāḵâ).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical Edessan) IPA(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.xɑ]
  • (Eastern Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbrɑ.xɑ]
  • (Western Syriac) IPA(key): [ˈbro.xo]

Noun

ܒܪܟܐ • (bərāḵā) m (uncountable)

  1. genuflection
  2. blessing, benediction

Inflection
    declension of ܒܪܟܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܒܪܟ
construct ܒܪܟ
emphatic ܒܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܒܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܒܪܟܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܒܪܟܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܒܪܟܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܒܪܟܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܒܪܟܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܒܪܟܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܒܪܟܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܒܪܟܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܒܪܟܗܝܢ

References
  • “brk”, 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 38a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56a
  • 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 190a

Turoyo

Etymology

from Proto-Semitic *birk-.

Noun

ܒܰܪܟܳܐ • (barko) f (plural ܒܰܪ̈ܟܳܬ̣ܶܐ (barkoṭe))

  1. (anatomy) knee
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