ܒܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q)
5 terms

ܒܪܩܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák).

Pronunciation 1

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɪr.qɑː]

Noun

ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqā) m sg (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē))

1. lightning (high voltage between a cloud and the ground accompanied by a bright flash)

   ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܥܲܡ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪܲܥܡܵܐ.

   ˁalˁālā rabbā wē lēh timmāl b-laylē, ˁam birqā w-raˁmā.

   A big storm happened last night, with lightning and thunder.

2. (by extension) electricity

   ܐܵܦ ܟܲܕ ܦܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܐܲܒܙܵܪܵܐ ܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܡܫܵܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ، ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܨܵܦܘܿܚܵܐܝܼܬ.

   āp kad prīˁ lan abzārā yāwmā mšāwḥrāˀīt, birqā qṭīˁ lēh ṣāpōḥāˀīt.

   Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.

3. Ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ (šrāḡā dbirqā, “electrical light, lamp”).

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܪܩܝܼ (birqī)		ܒܸܪܩܲܢ (birqan)
	construct	ܒܪܲܩ (braq)	2nd person	ܒܸܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqūḵ)	ܒܸܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ)	ܒܸܪܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā)	3rd person	ܒܸܪܩܹܗ (birqēh)	ܒܸܪܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqōh)	ܒܸܪܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼ (birqī)		ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܢ (birqan)
	construct	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝ (birqay)	2nd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqūḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē)	3rd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (birqūh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܿܗ̇ (birqōh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (birqāyā, “electrical, electrical”)
• ܒܸܪܩܵܢܵܐ (birqānā, “lightning-like”)
• ܒܲܪܸܩ (barriq, “to electrify”)

Pronunciation 2

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (barrāqā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē), feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (barrāqtā))

1. electrician
2. enchanter

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī)		ܒܲܪܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq)	2nd person	ܒܲܪܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqūḵ)	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ)	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā)	3rd person	ܒܲܪܵܩܹܗ (barrāqēh)	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܗ̇ (barrāqāh)	ܒܲܪܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝ (barrāqay)	2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqūḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē)	3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗܝ (barrāqūh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܿܗ̇ (barrāqōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to shining or flashing, from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (barqē))

1. lightning

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ	ܒܪܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܩܝ	ܒܪܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܩܢ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ), derived from the same Semitic root related to shining as above.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbor.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bārqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (bārqē))

1. emerald

   Synonym: ܟܐܦܐ ܢܗܪܝܬܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ	ܒܪܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܩܝ	ܒܪܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܩܢ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܩ (b-r-q), related to polishing.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bərāqā) m (uncountable)

1. teeth grating

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܩܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܒܪܩ
construct	ܒܪܩ
emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܩܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܩܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܩܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [bɑˈro.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barrāqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

1. enchanter, charmer (especially of snakes)

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܩ	ܒܪܩܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ	ܒܪܩܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܩܝ	ܒܪܩܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܩܢ	ܒܪܩܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
• “brq⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-08-29
• “brq⁴”, 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 38b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56b
• 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 192a

Anagrams

• ܒܩܪܐ
• ܩܒܪܐ
• ܩܪܒܐ