ܒܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בִּרְכָּא (birkā), from Proto-Semitic *birk-; compare Classical Syriac ܒܘܪܟܐ (burkā), Arabic رُكْبَة (rukba), Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ (béreḵ).

Alternative forms

• (rare) ܒܘܼܪܟܵܐ (burkā)

Pronunciation

• (Iraqi Koine) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪɾ.cʰä]
• (Ashiret, Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰä]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪɾ.t͡çʰɒ]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܵܐ • (birkā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ (birkākē) or ܒܘܼܪ̈ܟܵܬ݂ܵܐ (burkāṯā))

1. (anatomy) knee

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܪܟܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܸܪܟܝܼ (birkī)		ܒܸܪܟܲܢ (birkan)
	construct	ܒܸܪܟ (birk)		2nd person	ܒܸܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (birkūḵ)	ܒܸܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (birkāḵ)	ܒܸܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪܟܵܐ (birkā)		3rd person	ܒܸܪܟܹܗ (birkēh)	ܒܸܪܟܘܿܗ̇ (birkōh)	ܒܸܪܟܗܘܿܢ (birkhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܝܼ (birkākī)		ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܲܢ (birkākan)
	construct	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܲܝ (birkay)		2nd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܟ݂ (birkākūḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܵܟ݂ܝ (birkākāḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birkākāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܹܐ (birkākē)		3rd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܼܗܝ (birkākūh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܘܿܗ̇ (birkākōh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܟܵܟܗܘܿܢ (birkākhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܵܪܹܟ (bārēk, “to kneel”)

Etymology 2

From Northern Kurdish berx.

Pronunciation

• (Ashiret) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɾ.kʰä]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɾ.xä]

Noun

ܒܲܪܟܵܐ • (barkā) m (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܟܹܐ (barkē))

1. lamb (young sheep)

   Synonym: ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܟܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܪܟܝܼ (barkī)		ܒܲܪܟܲܢ (barkan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܟ (bark)		2nd person	ܒܲܪܟܘܼܟ݂ (barkūḵ)	ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ (barkāḵ)	ܒܲܪܟܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܟܵܐ (barkā)		3rd person	ܒܲܪܟܹܗ (barkēh)	ܒܲܪܟܵܗ̇ (barkāh)	ܒܲܪܟܗܘܿܢ (barkhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܒܲܪܟܝܼ̈ (barkī)		ܒܲܪܟܲܢ̈ (barkan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܟܲܝ̈ (barkay)		2nd person	ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (barkūḵ)	ܒܲܪܟܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (barkāḵ)	ܒܲܪܟܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barkāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܟܹ̈ܐ (barkē)		3rd person	ܒܲܪܟܘܼ̈ܗܝ (barkūh)	ܒܲܪܟ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (barkōh)	ܒܲܪܟܗ̈ܘܿܢ (barkhōn)

Etymology 3

From Arabic بِرْكَة (birka).

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܼܪܟܹܐ (burkē)

Pronunciation

• (Nineveh Plains, Tkhuma) IPA^(key): [ˈbɪɾ.kʰe]

Noun

ܒܸܪܟܹܐ • (birkē) f

1. pool, pond
2. swimming pool

References

• “ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Sureth Dictionary, Association Assyrophile de France, 2022 December 8 (last accessed)
• Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܸܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
• Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܲܪܟܵܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
• Maclean, Arthur John (1901) “ܒܘܼܪܟܹܐ”, in Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac as Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan, North-West Persia and the Plain of Mosul, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28a

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ
3 terms

Compare Arabic بَرَكَة (baraka), Hebrew בְּרָכָה (bərāḵâ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.xɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbrɑ.xɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbro.xo]

Noun

ܒܪܟܐ • (bərāḵā) m(uncountable)

1. genuflection
2. blessing, benediction

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܟܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܟ		1st person	ܒܪܟܝ		ܒܪܟܢ
	construct	ܒܪܟ		2nd person	ܒܪܟܟ	ܒܪܟܟܝ	ܒܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܪܟܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܟܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܟܗ	ܒܪܟܗ	ܒܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܪܟܗܝܢ

References

• “brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56a
• 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 190a

Turoyo

Etymology

from Proto-Semitic *birk-.

Noun

ܒܰܪܟܳܐ • (barko) f (plural ܒܰܪ̈ܟܳܬ̣ܶܐ (barkoṭe))

1. (anatomy) knee