ܒܘܟܪܐ
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Classical Syriac[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the root ܒ-ܟ-ܪ (b-k-r) related to being first. Compare Arabic بِكْر (bikr) and Hebrew בְּכוֹר (bəḵôr).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ܒܘܟܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܟܪܐ)
- firstborn (human or animal)
- (figuratively, Christianity) host, Eucharist
Inflection[edit]
declension of ܒܘܟܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܟܘܪ | ܒܘܟܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܟܘܪ | ܒܘܟܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܘܟܪܐ | ܒܘܟܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܘܟܪܝ | ܒܘܟܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܘܟܪܟ | ܒܘܟܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܘܟܪܟܝ | ܒܘܟܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܘܟܪܗ | ܒܘܟܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܘܟܪܗ | ܒܘܟܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܘܟܪܢ | ܒܘܟܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܘܟܪܟܘܢ | ܒܘܟܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܘܟܪܟܝܢ | ܒܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܘܟܪܗܘܢ | ܒܘܟܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܘܟܪܗܝܢ | ܒܘܟܪܝܗܝܢ |
References[edit]
- “bkwr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 30a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 38a
- 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, p. 126a