ܒܪܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθe)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (bərōṯā) c (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərōṯē))

1. cypress, juniper

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘܬ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ		ܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܘܬܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ		ܒܪܘܬܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܝܟ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܘܗܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܒܪܐ (b(ə)rā, “son”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ruθɑ]

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (brūṯā) f(uncountable)

1. sonship, filiation

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ		ܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barroθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rawwɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (barrōṯā, barrōtā) f (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərrawwāṯā, bərrawwātā))

1. sawdust

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ		ܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܘܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܬܝ		ܒܪܘܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܢܣܪܬܐ (nəsārā)

References

• “brw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “brwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “brw²”, 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 37a, b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 55a
• 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 187b