ܒܣܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܣ ܪ (b s r)
2 terms

From Aramaic בִּסְרָא (bisrā), from Proto-West Semitic *baśar-; compare Hebrew בָּשָׂר (basár), Arabic بَشَر (bašar) and Akkadian 𒁉𒄑𒊒 (/⁠bišru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪs.rɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈpɪsˤ.rˤa]

Noun

ܒܸܣܪܵܐ • (bisrā) m sg (plural ܒܸܣܪܹ̈ܐ (bisrē) or ܒܸܣܪ̈ܵܢܹܐ (bisrānē) or ܒܸܣܪܵܪܹ̈ܐ (bisrārē))

1. (uncountable) flesh, meat
2. pulp of fruit
3. (euphemistic) penis
4. type of meat

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܣܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܸܣܪܝܼ (bisrī)		ܒܸܣܪܲܢ (bisran)
	construct	ܒܣܲܪ (bsar)		2nd person	ܒܸܣܪܘܼܟ݂ (bisrūḵ)	ܒܸܣܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bisrāḵ)	ܒܸܣܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bisrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܣܪܵܐ (bisrā)		3rd person	ܒܸܣܪܹܗ (bisrēh)	ܒܸܣܪܘܿܗ̇ (bisrōh)	ܒܸܣܪܗܘܿܢ (bisrhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܝܼ (bisrī)		ܒܸܣܪ̈ܲܢ (bisran)
	construct	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܲܝ (bisray)		2nd person	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bisrūḵ)	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bisrāḵ)	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bisrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܣܪܹ̈ܐ (bisrē)		3rd person	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (bisrūh)	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bisrōh)	ܒܸܣܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bisrhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܒܣܲܪ ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (bsar imrā, “lamb”)
• ܒܣܲܪ ܚܙܘܼܪܵܐ (bsar ḥzūrā, “pork”)
• ܒܣܲܪ ܥܸܪܒܵܐ (bsar ˁirbā, “mutton”)
• ܒܣܲܪ ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܠܵܐ (bsar tarnāḡlā, “poultry”)
• ܒܣܲܪ ܬܵܘܪܬ݂ܵܐ (bsar tāwrṯā, “beef”)

 

Derived terms

• ܒܸܣܪܘܿܢܵܐ (bisrōnā)
• ܒܸܣܪܬ݂ܵܐ (bisrṯā)
• ܒܸܣܪܵܢܵܐ (bisrānā)
• ܒܸܣܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bisrānāyā)
• ܡ̣ܢ ܒܸܣܪܵܐ (min bisrā)

 

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Semitic *baśar-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛs.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪs.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛs.ro]

Noun

ܒܣܪܐ • (besrā) m (plural ܒܣܪܐ (besrē) or ܒܣܪܢܐ (besrānē))

1. flesh, meat
2. pulp (of fruit)
3. relation, relative
4. (euphemistic) penis

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܣܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܣܪ		1st person	ܒܣܪܝ		ܒܣܪܢ
	construct	ܒܣܪ		2nd person	ܒܣܪܟ	ܒܣܪܟܝ	ܒܣܪܟܘܢ	ܒܣܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܣܪܗ	ܒܣܪܗ	ܒܣܪܗܘܢ	ܒܣܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܣܪܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܣܪܢܝ ,ܒܣܪܝ		ܒܣܪܢܝܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܣܪܢܝ ,ܒܣܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܣܪܢܝܟ ,ܒܣܪܝܟ	ܒܣܪܢܝܟܝ ,ܒܣܪܝܟܝ	ܒܣܪܢܝܟܘܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܣܪܢܝܟܝܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܣܪܢܐ ,ܒܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܣܪܢܘܗܝ ,ܒܣܪܘܗܝ	ܒܣܪܢܝܗ ,ܒܣܪܝܗ	ܒܣܪܢܝܗܘܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܣܪܢܝܗܝܢ ,ܒܣܪܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܒܣܪܬܐ (besrəṯā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [b(ə.)ˈsɑ.rɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbsɑ.rɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbso.ro]

Noun

ܒܣܪܐ • (bəsārā) m(uncountable)

1. humility, baseness

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܣܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܣܪ		1st person	ܒܣܪܝ		ܒܣܪܢ
	construct	ܒܣܪ		2nd person	ܒܣܪܟ	ܒܣܪܟܝ	ܒܣܪܟܘܢ	ܒܣܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܣܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܣܪܗ	ܒܣܪܗ	ܒܣܪܗܘܢ	ܒܣܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Jewish Babylonian Aramaic בֻּסְרָא (busrā), בּוּסְרָא (busrā, “unripe grape”), Hebrew בֹּסֶר (boser, “unripe grape”), and Arabic بُسْر (busr, “unripe date”). The transmitted vocalization is ܒܸܣܪܹ̈ܐ (besrē), but the cognates suggest otherwise, the word having been conflated with the word for flesh. With the paucity of vocalized attestations one wouldn’t know either if it is really used in the plural only, but the cognates suggest that it is untrue.

Pronunciation

• uncertain

Noun

ܒܣܪܐ • (*busrā) m or pl f

1. unripe fruit (especially sour grapes)

Declension

• uncertain

References

• “bsr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-28
• “bsr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-28
• “bswr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2019-08-03
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 33a-b
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 76 seqq.
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 341–342
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 49b
• 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 167a