ܒܗܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܗ ܪ (b h r)
3 terms

From Aramaic בַּהְרָא (bahrā), originally meaning “bright skin spot” or “twilight, dawn, dusk”.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bah.rɑː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [bɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܗܪܵܐ • (bahrā) m

1. light, visible light (electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye)

   Antonym: ܚܸܫܟܵܐ (ḥiškā)

   ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ― ḥzē lēh bahrā ― He saw the light

   ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ. ― bahrā d-sahrā ˁṭīpā ìlēh min šimšā. ― The light of the moon is reflected from the sun.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܗܪܝܼ (bahrī)		ܒܲܗܪܲܢ (bahran)
	construct	ܒܗܲܪ (bhar)	2nd person	ܒܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (bahrūḵ)	ܒܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ)	ܒܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā)	3rd person	ܒܲܗܪܹܗ (bahrēh)	ܒܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (bahrōh)	ܒܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (bahrhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (bahrī)		ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (bahran)
	construct	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (bahray)	2nd person	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bahrūḵ)	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ)	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (bahrē)	3rd person	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (bahrūh)	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bahrōh)	ܒܲܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bahrhōn)

Hyponyms

• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (bahrā kōmā, “black light”)
• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܙܝܼܩܵܐ (bahrā bzīqā, “scattered light”)
• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā zrōqā, “blue light”)
• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (bahrā miṯḥazyānā, “visible light”)
• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā smōqā, “red light”)
• ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ (bahrā ˁṭīpā, “reflected light”)

 

Derived terms

• ܒܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bahrānāyā)

See also

• ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)

Classical Syriac

Root
ܒ ܗ ܪ
1 term

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܗܪܐ (buhrā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bahrɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bahre] (plural)

Noun

ܒܗܪܐ • (bahrā) m (plural ܒܗܪܐ (bahrē))

1. twilight, dawn, dusk

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܗܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܗܪ	ܒܗܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܗܪ	ܒܗܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܗܪܐ	ܒܗܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܗܪܝ	ܒܗܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܗܪܟ	ܒܗܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܗܪܟܝ	ܒܗܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܗܪܗ	ܒܗܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܗܪܗ	ܒܗܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܗܪܢ	ܒܗܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܗܪܟܘܢ	ܒܗܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܗܪܟܝܢ	ܒܗܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܗܪܗܘܢ	ܒܗܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܗܪܗܝܢ	ܒܗܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “bhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 61b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 25b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 37a
• 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 123a