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 (birkā)

number	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, Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ˈbaɾ.kʰä]

Noun

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

1. lamb (young sheep)

   Synonym: ܦܲܐܪܵܐ (paˀrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܟܵܐ (barkā)

number	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

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܟ (b-r-k) related to blessing; 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

    declension of ܒܪܟܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܒܪܟ
construct	ܒܪܟ
emphatic	ܒܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܟܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܟܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܟܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܟܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	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, page 190a

Turoyo

Etymology

from Proto-Semitic *birk-.

Noun

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

1. (anatomy) knee