ܒܪܚܡܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form ܒܲܪ ܚܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (bar ḥmāhē, literally “son of parents-in-law”), the second element being the plural of the archaic ܚܡܵܐ (ḥmā, “father-in-law”), now ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [barxmaːjaː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ • (barḥmāyā) m (feminine ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ (barḥmāytā))

1. wife’s brother

Usage notes

“Husband’s brother” is denoted by ܐܝܼܕ݂ܡܵܐ (īḏmā).