ܒܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəriːθɑː]
• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑːθɑː] (plural)
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bəriːtɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑːteː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā))

1. creation
2. creature
3. universe, world

   Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (brīṯī)		ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (brīṯan)
	construct	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ (brīṯ)		2nd person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (brīṯūḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (brīṯāḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brīṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā)		3rd person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (brīṯēh)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (brīṯāh)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (brīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (biryāṯī)		ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (biryāṯan)
	construct	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ (biryāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (biryāṯūḵ)	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (biryāṯāḵ)	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biryāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (biryāṯēh)	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biryāṯāh)	ܒܸܪܝܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (biryāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) f

1. (biblical) Genesis

Verb

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ)

1. feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/⁠birītu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beriθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ber(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. street, road, path
2. plaza, broad place

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ
3 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. creation

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ

2. world, universe

   Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ

3. miracle, marvel, wonder

   Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ

4. body, volume
5. creature

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ

6. (masculine, in the plural) men

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītā) f

1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܪܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. assignment of tribute
2. exemption

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā(ʾ), “outdoors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barriθɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [barr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. fields, wilds, desert places

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “brytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryh”, 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. 37a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 55b
• 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. 189a-b