ܒܪܩܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    
| Root | 
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q) | 
| 5 terms | 

ܒܪܩܐ
Etymology
    
From Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák).
Pronunciation 1
    
- (standard) IPA(key): [bɪr.qɑː]
Noun
    
ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqā) m sg (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē))
- lightning (high voltage between a cloud and the ground accompanied by a bright flash)
- ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܥܲܡ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪܲܥܡܵܐ.- ˁalˁālā rabbā wē lēh timmāl b-laylē, ˁam birqā w-raˁmā.
- A big storm happened last night, with lightning and thunder.
 
 
- (by extension) electricity
- ܐܵܦ ܟܲܕ ܦܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܐܲܒܙܵܪܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ، ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ.- āp kad prīˁ lan abzārā yāwmā mšāwḥrāˀīt, birqā qṭīˁ lēh ṣāpōḥāˀīt.
- Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.
 
 
- Ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ (šrāḡā dbirqā, “electrical light, lamp”).
Inflection
    
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܸܪܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪܩܲܢ (birqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܪܲܩ (braq) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqūḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪܩܹܗ (birqēh) | ܒܸܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqōh) | ܒܸܪܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼ (birqī) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܢ (birqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝ (birqay) | 2nd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqūḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē) | 3rd person | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (birqūh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqōh) | ܒܸܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn) | ||
Derived terms
    
- ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (birqāyā, “electrical, electrical”)
- ܒܸܪܩܵܢܵܐ (birqānā, “lightning-like”)
- ܒܲܪܸܩ (barriq, “to electrify”)
Pronunciation 2
    
- (standard) IPA(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]
Noun
    
ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (barrāqā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē), feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (barrāqtā))
Inflection
    
| 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 (barrāqūḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪܵܩܹܗ (barrāqēh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܵܗ̇ (barrāqāh) | ܒܲܪܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝ (barrāqay) | 2nd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqūḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē) | 3rd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗܝ (barrāqūh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܿܗ̇ (barrāqōh) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn) | ||
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
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