ܒܘܟܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܟ ܪ (b k r)
3 terms

Compare Arabic بِكْر (bikr) and Hebrew בְּכוֹר (b'khór).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bux.rɑː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ • (buḵrā) m (plural ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (buḵrē), feminine ܒܟ݂ܘܼܪܬܵܐ (bḵurtā))

1. firstborn (human or animal)
2. (figuratively, Christianity) host, Eucharist

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܝܼ (buḵrī)		ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܲܢ (buḵran)
	construct	ܒܟ݂ܘܿܪ (bḵōr)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܘܼܟ݂ (buḵrūḵ)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܟ݂ܝ (buḵrāḵ)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buḵrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐ (buḵrā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܹܗ (buḵrēh)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܘܿܗ̇ (buḵrōh)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܗܘܿܢ (buḵrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܝܼ (buḵrī)		ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܢ (buḵran)
	construct	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ (buḵray)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (buḵrūḵ)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (buḵrāḵ)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (buḵrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ (buḵrē)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (buḵrūh)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (buḵrōh)	ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (buḵrhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (buḵrāˀīṯ)
• ܒܘܼܟ݂ܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (buḵrūṯā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܟ ܪ
2 terms

Compare Arabic بِكْر (bikr) and Hebrew בְּכוֹר (bəḵôr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buxrɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [buxre] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܘܟܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܟܪܐ)

1. firstborn (human or animal)
2. (figuratively, Christianity) host, Eucharist

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܟܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܟܘܪ		1st person	ܒܘܟܪܝ		ܒܘܟܪܢ
	construct	ܒܟܘܪ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܪܟ	ܒܘܟܪܟܝ	ܒܘܟܪܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܪܗ	ܒܘܟܪܗ	ܒܘܟܪܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܟܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܟܪܝ		ܒܘܟܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܟܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܟܪܝܟ	ܒܘܟܪܝܟܝ	ܒܘܟܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܟܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܟܪܘܗܝ	ܒܘܟܪܝܗ	ܒܘܟܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܟܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bkwr”, 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, page 30a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 38a
• 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 126a