ܒܪܘܬܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)roθe)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (bərōṯā) c (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərōṯē))

1. cypress, juniper

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܘܬ	ܒܪܘܬܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܘܬ	ܒܪܘܬܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ	ܒܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܘܬܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܘܬܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From ܒܪܐ (b(ə)rā, “son”) +‎ -ܘܬܐ (-ūṯā, abstract noun ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ruθɑ]

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (brūṯā) f (uncountable)

1. sonship, filiation

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܘܬܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܒܪܘ
construct	ܒܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barroθɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rawwɑθɑ] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܬܐ • (barrōṯā, barrōtā) f (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ (bərrawwāṯā, bərrawwātā))

1. sawdust

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܘ	ܒܪܘܢ
construct	ܒܪܘܬ	ܒܪܘܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܘܬܐ	ܒܪܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܘܬܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܘܬܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܘܬܢ	ܒܪܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܢܣܪܬܐ (nəsārā)

References

• “brw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “brwt”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “brw²”, 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, page 37a, b
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 33–38
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 55a
• 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 187b