برية

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Aramaic בריאה, ברייה (“creature, creation”). Related to the verb بَرَأَ (baraʔa), which is also a borrowing.

Noun

بَرِيَّة • (bariyya) f (plural بَرِيَّات (bariyyāt) or بَرَايَا (barāyā))

1. creatures

   Synonyms: خَلِيقَة (ḵalīqa), وَرَى (warā), خَلْق (ḵalq)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 98:6:

Declension

Declension of noun بَرِيَّة (bariyya)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرِيَّة bariyya	الْبَرِيَّة al-bariyya	بَرِيَّة bariyyat
nominative	بَرِيَّةٌ bariyyatun	الْبَرِيَّةُ al-bariyyatu	بَرِيَّةُ bariyyatu
accusative	بَرِيَّةً bariyyatan	الْبَرِيَّةَ al-bariyyata	بَرِيَّةَ bariyyata
genitive	بَرِيَّةٍ bariyyatin	الْبَرِيَّةِ al-bariyyati	بَرِيَّةِ bariyyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرِيَّتَيْن bariyyatayn	الْبَرِيَّتَيْن al-bariyyatayn	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
nominative	بَرِيَّتَانِ bariyyatāni	الْبَرِيَّتَانِ al-bariyyatāni	بَرِيَّتَا bariyyatā
accusative	بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni	الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
genitive	بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni	الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
plural	sound feminine plural‎; broken plural invariable
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرِيَّات‎; بَرَايَا bariyyāt‎; barāyā	الْبَرِيَّات‎; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāt‎; al-barāyā	بَرِيَّات‎; بَرَايَا bariyyāt‎; barāyā
nominative	بَرِيَّاتٌ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyātun‎; barāyā	الْبَرِيَّاتُ‎; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyātu‎; al-barāyā	بَرِيَّاتُ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyātu‎; barāyā
accusative	بَرِيَّاتٍ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyātin‎; barāyā	الْبَرِيَّاتِ‎; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāti‎; al-barāyā	بَرِيَّاتِ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyāti‎; barāyā
genitive	بَرِيَّاتٍ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyātin‎; barāyā	الْبَرِيَّاتِ‎; الْبَرَايَا al-bariyyāti‎; al-barāyā	بَرِيَّاتِ‎; بَرَايَا bariyyāti‎; barāyā

Alternative forms

• بَرِيئَة (barīʔa)

Etymology 2

Noun

بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya) f (plural بَرَارٍ (barārin, construct state بَرَارِي (barārī)) or بَرِّيَّات (barriyyāt))

1. wilderness

Declension

Declension of noun بَرِيَّة (bariyya)

singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرِيَّة bariyya	الْبَرِيَّة al-bariyya	بَرِيَّة bariyyat
nominative	بَرِيَّةٌ bariyyatun	الْبَرِيَّةُ al-bariyyatu	بَرِيَّةُ bariyyatu
accusative	بَرِيَّةً bariyyatan	الْبَرِيَّةَ al-bariyyata	بَرِيَّةَ bariyyata
genitive	بَرِيَّةٍ bariyyatin	الْبَرِيَّةِ al-bariyyati	بَرِيَّةِ bariyyati
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرِيَّتَيْن bariyyatayn	الْبَرِيَّتَيْن al-bariyyatayn	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
nominative	بَرِيَّتَانِ bariyyatāni	الْبَرِيَّتَانِ al-bariyyatāni	بَرِيَّتَا bariyyatā
accusative	بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni	الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
genitive	بَرِيَّتَيْنِ bariyyatayni	الْبَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-bariyyatayni	بَرِيَّتَيْ bariyyatay
plural	broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)‎; sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَرَارِي‎; بَرِّيَّات‎; بَرارِی barārī‎; barriyyāt‎; ?	الْبَرَارِي‎; الْبَرِّيَّات‎; الْبَرارِی al-barārī‎; al-barriyyāt‎; ?	بَرَارِي‎; بَرِّيَّات‎; بَرارِی barārī‎; barriyyāt‎; ?
nominative	بَرَارٍ‎; بَرِّيَّاتٌ‎; بَرارِیٌ barārin‎; barriyyātun‎; ?	الْبَرَارِي‎; الْبَرِّيَّاتُ‎; الْبَرارِیُ al-barārī‎; al-barriyyātu‎; ?	بَرَارِي‎; بَرِّيَّاتُ‎; بَرارِیُ barārī‎; barriyyātu‎; ?
accusative	بَرَارِيَ‎; بَرِّيَّاتٍ‎; بَرارِیًا barāriya‎; barriyyātin‎; ?	الْبَرَارِيَ‎; الْبَرِّيَّاتِ‎; الْبَرارِیَ al-barāriya‎; al-barriyyāti‎; ?	بَرَارِيَ‎; بَرِّيَّاتِ‎; بَرارِیَ barāriya‎; barriyyāti‎; ?
genitive	بَرَارٍ‎; بَرِّيَّاتٍ‎; بَرارِیٍ barārin‎; barriyyātin‎; ?	الْبَرَارِي‎; الْبَرِّيَّاتِ‎; الْبَرارِیِ al-barārī‎; al-barriyyāti‎; ?	بَرَارِي‎; بَرِّيَّاتِ‎; بَرارِیِ barārī‎; barriyyāti‎; ?

Descendants

• → Lishana Deni: ברייא (bariya)

Adjective

بَرِّيَّة • (barriyya)

1. feminine singular of بَرِّيّ (barriyy, “wild”)

References

• Jeffery, Arthur (1938), The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “برية”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “برية”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Alternative forms

• برا (brā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa)

Moroccan Arabic برية

Inherited from Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brij.ja/

Noun

برية • (briyya) f (plural بريات (briyyāt))

1. letter (written or printed communication)

   بغيت نبعت لك شي برية

   bḡīt nabʕatlek ši briyya

   I would like to send you a letter.