ܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic [Term?]. Cognate to Arabic بَرَأَ (baraʔa) and Hebrew בָּרָא (bará). The final sense is from a separate verb Aramaic בְּרָא (bərā, “to be healthy, to be strong, to be substantial”) not found in Classical Syriac; compare Hebrew בָּרִיא (barí, “healthy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɑːreː]

Verb

ܒܵܪܹܐ • (bārē)

1. (transitive) to create

   Synonym: ܥܵܒ݂ܹܕ݂ (ˁāḇēḏ)

   ܩܲܕ݇ܡܬ݂ܵܐ ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ ܘܐܲܪܕܹܝܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܪܝܼ ܨܲܠܡܹ̈ܐ.

   qamṯā maḥḥārā w-ardēḵlā kē bārī ṣalmē.

   The engineer and architect create images first.

   ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܒܵܪܹܝܬ ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ ܘܫܥܘܿܬ݂ܵܐ.

   kē māṣēt bārēt ṭrōḡā min smōqā w-šˁōṯā.

   You can create the color orange from red and yellow.

   • Genesis 1:1:

     ܒܪܵܫܝܼܬ݂ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܫܡܲܝܵܐ ܘܠܐܲܪܥܵܐ

     brāšīṯ brē lēh allāhā l-šmayyā w-l-arˁā

     In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

   • Genesis 1:27:

     ܘܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ ܒܨܲܠܡܹܗ؛ ܒܨܲܠܡܵܐ ܕܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܹܗ؛ ܕܸܟ݂ܪܵܐ ܘܢܸܩܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ.

     So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

2. (transitive) to work, function

   Synonym: ܦܵܠܹܚ (pālēḥ)

   ܦܪܵܣܚܸܙܘܲܢ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܸܒܪܵܝܵܐ

   prāsḥizwan lā ìlēh bibrāyā

   Our television isn’t working.

3. (in the masculine form) to be permissible, okay, allowed, alright, morally proper, lawful

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܕܫܵܩܠܹܢ ܠܵܗ̇؟

   kē bārē d-šāqlēn lāh?

   Is it allowed for me to take it?

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܕܥܵܒ݂ܪܲܚ ܬܲܡܵܐ

   lā kē bārē d-ˁāḇraḥ tammā

   It’s not allowed for us to enter there.

   ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ ܗܵܕܲܟ݂ ܥܲܡܹܗ

   lā kē bārē dmmallītōn hādaḵ ˁammēh

   It’s not okay for you to speak like this to him.

4. (intransitive) to happen, be, come to exist

   Synonyms: ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē), ܡܩܲܘܸܡ (mqawwim)

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܪܵܝܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܒܲܝܬܵܐ؟

   mā ìlēh brāyā gāw d-awa baytā?

   What is going on in that house?

   ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇

   mēḵultā brē lāh

   Food is ready!

   (literally, “Food became!”)

5. (intransitive) to be born

   Synonyms: ܝܵܠܹܕ݂ (yālēḏ), ܗܵܘܹܐ (hāwē)

   ܒܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ ܓܵܘ ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ. ― brē lī gāw nīnwē. ― I was born in Nineveh.

   ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܬ ܠܲܐܟ݂ܵܐ؟ ― biryā ìwet laˀḵā? ― Were you born here?

6. (transitive) to plant, establish

   Synonyms: ܢܵܨܹܒ݂ (nāṣēḇ), ܫܲܬܐܸܣ (šatˀis)

7. (intransitive) to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)

   Synonyms: ܓܲܪܘܸܣ (garwis), ܪܵܒ݂ܹܐ (rāḇē)

   ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠ ܕܒܵܪܹܝܬ ― ḵōl d-bārēt ― Eat so that you may develop.

   ܬܲܥܸܠ ܓܵܘ ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܢܘܼܦܵܩܵܐ ܕܒܵܪܹܐ ܓܘܼܫܡܘܼܟ݂

   taˁil gāw bēṯ nuppāqā d-bārē gušmūḵ

   Work out at the gym that your body may grow [healthy and strong] size.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܒܵܪܹܐ

gerund	ܒܸܒܪܵܝܵܐ (bibrāyā)
verbal noun	ܒܪܵܝܵܐ (brāyā)
		singular				plural
passive participle	m	ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)				ܒܸܪܝܹ̈ܐ (biryē)
	f	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā)
agent noun	m	ܒܵܪܘܿܝܵܐ (bārōyā)				ܒܵܪܘܿܝܹ̈ܐ (bārōyē)
	f	ܒܵܪܘܿܝܬܵܐ (bārōytā)				ܒܵܪܘܿܝ̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (bārōyāṯā)
instance noun		ܒܪܵܝܬܵܐ (brāytā)				ܒ̈ܪܵܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (brāyāṯā)
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܝܼ (brē lī)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (brē lūḵ)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ (brē lēh)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܲܢ (brē lan)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brē lāwḵōn)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (brē lhōn)
	f		ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (brē lāḵ)	ܒܪܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (brē lāh)
non-past	m	ܒܵܪܹܝܢ (bārēn)	ܒܵܪܹܝܬ (bārēt)	ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē)	ܒܵܪܹܝܚ (bārēḥ)	ܒܵܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (bārētōn)	ܒܵܪܝܼ (bārī)
	f	ܒܵܪܝܵܢ (bāryān)	ܒܵܪܝܵܬܝ (bāryāt)	ܒܵܪܝܵܐ (bāryā)
imperative	m		ܒܪܝܼ (brī)			ܒܪܲܘ (braw)
	f		ܒܪܲܝ (bray)
passive past	m	ܒܪܹܝܢ (brēn)	ܒܪܹܝܬ (brēt)	ܒܪܹܐ (brē)	ܒܪܹܝܚ (brēḥ)	ܒܪܹܝܬܘܿܢ (brētōn)	ܒܪܲܝ (bray)
	f	ܒܸܪܝܲܢ (biryan)	ܒܸܪܝܲܬܝ (biryat)	ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

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Etymology 2

From Aramaic בְּרָא (bərā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-. Compare Turoyo ܐܱܒܪܐ (äbro).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [braː.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔɪb.ra.]

Noun

ܒܪܵܐ • (brā) m (plural ܒ̈ܢܲܝܵܐ (bnayyā), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))

1. (formal, dialectal) son

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܪܝܼ (brī)		ܒܪܲܢ (bran)
	construct	ܒܲܪ (bar)		2nd person	ܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (brūḵ)	ܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (brāḵ)	ܒܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܵܐ (brā)		3rd person	ܒܪܹܗ (brēh)	ܒܪܵܗ̇ (brāh)	ܒܪܗܘܿܢ (brhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܢܲܝܝܼ̈ (bnayī)		ܒܢܲܝܲܢ̈ (bnayyan)
	construct	ܒܢܲܝ̈ (bnay)		2nd person	ܒܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bnayūḵ)	ܒܢܲܝܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bnayyāḵ)	ܒܢܲܝܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnayyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܢܲܝܹ̈ܐ (bnayyē)		3rd person	ܒܢܲܝܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bnayūh)	ܒܢܲܝ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bnayyōh)	ܒܢܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bnayhōn)

See also

• ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑ]

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (brā) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܪܬܐ)

1. son
2. young (of an animal)
3. descendant, scion
4. follower, disciple, partisan
5. member, companion
6. (in the plural) freemen

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪ		1st person	ܒܪܝ		ܒܪܢ
	construct	ܒܪ		2nd person	ܒܪܟ	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܢܝ		ܒܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܘܗܝ	ܒܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܒܪܘܢܐ

Descendants

• → Hebrew: בר

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *barr-. Cognate with Arabic بَرّ (barr) and Hebrew בַּר (bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barrɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [barre] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (barrā) m (plural ܒܪܐ)

1. field, wild, open country
2. outside, outdoors
3. external part, outer side

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪ		1st person	ܒܪܝ		ܒܪܢ
	construct	ܒܪ		2nd person	ܒܪܟ	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝ		ܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܟ	ܒܪܝܟܝ	ܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܗܝ	ܒܪܝܗ	ܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܓܘܐ

Descendants

• Hebrew: בר מינן

Etymology 3

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ or ܒܪܬܐ or ܒܪܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܒܐܪܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪ		1st person	ܒܪܝ		ܒܪܢ
	construct	ܒܪ		2nd person	ܒܪܟ	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܘܢ ,ܒܪܢ ,ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ ,ܒܪܬܝ ,ܒܪܝ		ܒܪܘܬܢ ,ܒܪܬܢ ,ܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬ ,ܒܪܬ ,ܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܟ ,ܒܪܬܟ ,ܒܪܝܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܒܪܬܟܝ ,ܒܪܝܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ ,ܒܪܬܐ ,ܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܗ ,ܒܪܬܗ ,ܒܪܘܗܝ	ܒܪܘܬܗ ,ܒܪܬܗ ,ܒܪܝܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “br”, 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, pages 36a–b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 53a
• 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, →ISBN, page 177b