ܒܚܪܐ

See also: ܒܚܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ-ܚ-ܪ
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑħrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɑħre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. testing

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܚܪ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܚܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܝܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ	ܒܚܪܝܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ-ܚ-ܪ
2 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħħɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħħɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. scrutinizer, researcher

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܚܪ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܚܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܝܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ	ܒܚܪܝܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. sea

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܚܪ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܚܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܚܪܝ		ܒܚܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܚܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܚܪܝܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ	ܒܚܪܝܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܝܡܐ

References

• “bḥr”, 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. 27b
• 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. 136a

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Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܒܚܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baħro/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /baħɑre/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܰܚܪܳܐ • (baḥro) m (plural ܒܰܚܪܶܐ (baḥre) or ܒܰܚܰܪܶܐ (baḥare))

1. sea

   Synonym: ܝܰܡܳܐ (yamo)