ܒܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /briːtɑː/
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): /briːθɑː/

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē))

1. creation
2. creature
3. universe, world

   Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܪܝܼܬܝܼ (brītī)		ܒܪܝܼܬܲܢ (brītan)
	construct	ܒܪܝܼܬ (brīt)	2nd person	ܒܪܝܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (brītūḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (brītāḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brītāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā)	3rd person	ܒܪܝܼܬܹܗ (brītēh)	ܒܪܝܼܬܘܿܗ̇ (brītōh)	ܒܪܝܼܬܗܘܿܢ (brīthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܝܼ (biryātī)		ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܲܢ (biryātan)
	construct	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ (biryāt)	2nd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (biryātūḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (biryātāḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biryātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē)	3rd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܼܗܝ (biryātūh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (biryātōh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܗܘܿܢ (biryāthōn)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) f

1. (biblical) Genesis

Participle

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ • (brītā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ)

1. feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/⁠birītu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ber(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. street, road, path
2. plaza, broad place

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܝܬ	ܒܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ	ܒܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝܬܝ	ܒܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܝܬܢ	ܒܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܐ (b-r-ʾ) related to creating. Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)riθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛrjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. creation

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ

2. world, universe

   Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ

3. miracle, marvel, wonder

   Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ

4. body, volume
5. creature

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ

6. (masculine, in the plural) men

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܝܬ	ܒܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ	ܒܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝܬܝ	ܒܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܝܬܢ	ܒܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītā) f

1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܪܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjtɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. assignment of tribute
2. exemption

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܝܬ	ܒܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ	ܒܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝܬܝ	ܒܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܝܬܢ	ܒܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā(ʾ), “outdoors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barriθɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [barr(ə)jɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. fields, wilds, desert places

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܝܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܝܬ	ܒܪܝܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ	ܒܪܝܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝܬܝ	ܒܪܝܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܝܬܢ	ܒܪܝܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “brytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryh”, 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. 37a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 55b
• 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. 189a-b