ܒܘܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of ܡܒܲܪܸܟ݂ (mbarriḵ, “to bless”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [burraːxaː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (burrāḵā) m (plural ܒܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܹܐ (būrāḵē))

1. benediction
2. blessing
3. part of the wedding ritual where the groom and bride are blessed and married in a church by a priest.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ (būrāḵī)		ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ (būrāḵan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ (būrāḵ)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (būrāḵūḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (būrāḵāḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (burrāḵā)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹܗ (būrāḵēh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (būrāḵāh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (būrāḵhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (būrāḵī)		ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (būrāḵan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (būrāḵay)		2nd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būrāḵūḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būrāḵāḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (būrāḵē)		3rd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būrāḵūh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (būrāḵōh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (būrāḵhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *birk-, *bark- (“knee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [burkɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [burke], [burkɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܘܪܟܬܐ or ܒܘܪܟܐ)

1. (anatomy) knee
2. kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘܟ		1st person	ܒܘܪܟܝ		ܒܘܪܟܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܟ		2nd person	ܒܘܪܟܟ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܪܟܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܪܟܬܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ		ܒܘܪܟܬܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܪܟܬ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܪܟܬܟ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ,ܒܘܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ
3 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [burrɑxɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [burrɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܪܟܐ)

1. benediction
2. blessing, gift
3. good

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܪܟ		1st person	ܒܘܪܟܝ		ܒܘܪܟܢ
	construct	ܒܘܪܟ		2nd person	ܒܘܪܟܟ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܘܪܟܝܢ		1st person	ܒܘܪܟܝ		ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
	construct	ܒܘܪܟܝ		2nd person	ܒܘܪܟܝܟ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian *bōrak. See Persian بوره (bure).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bur(ə)xɑ]

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m(uncountable)

1. borax
2. niter/nitre

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܘܪܟ		1st person	ܒܘܪܟܝ		ܒܘܪܟܢ
	construct	ܒܘܪܟ		2nd person	ܒܘܪܟܟ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bwrk”, 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 38a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
• 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, pages 131a–b