ܐܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From the older form ܒܪܵܐ (brā) with a prosthetic alaph, inherited from Aramaic בְּרָא (bərā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-; compare Turoyo ܐܱܒܪܐ (äbro), Arabic اِبْن (ibn), Hebrew בֵּן (ben) and Akkadian 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum). Largely replaced by the diminutive ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā).

Noun

ܐܸܒܪܵܐ • (ibrā) m (plural ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))

1. son
2. boy, child

   Synonyms: ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā), ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā)

3. (in the plural) children

Usage notes

Some dialects use the word ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē) as the plural of this word.

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܸܒܪܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܲܪ (bar)		1st person	ܐܸܒܪܝܼ (ibrī)		ܐܸܒܪܲܢ (ibran)
	construct	ܒܲܪ (bar)		2nd person	ܐܸܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (ibrōḵ)	ܐܸܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ibrāḵ)	ܐܸܒܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ibrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (ibrā)		3rd person	ܐܸܒܪܹܗ (ibrēh)	ܐܸܒܪܵܗ̇ (ibrāh)	ܐܸܒܪܗܘܿܢ (ibrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܼ̈ܢ (bnīn)		1st person	ܐܸܒܢܝܼ̈ (ibnī)		ܐܸܒܢܲܢ̈ (ibnan)
	construct	ܒܢܲܝ̈ (bnay)		2nd person	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ibnōḵ)	ܐܸܒܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ibnāḵ)	ܐܸܒܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ibnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē)		3rd person	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ibnūh)	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ibnōh)	ܐܸܒܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ibnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)
• ܒܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brūṯā)
• (construct state) see → ܒܲܪ (bar)

Etymology 2

Root
ܐ ܒ ܪ (ˀ b r)
1 term

Chemical element
Pb
Previous: ܬܲܠܝܘܿܡ (talyōm) (Tl)
Next: ܒܝܼܣܡܘܼܬ݂ (bīsmūṯ) (Bi)

Inherited from Aramaic אֲבָרָא (ʾăḇārā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru [A.GAR₅]); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔawɑːrɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔavɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ • (aḇārā) m

1. (uncountable) lead (a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ

number	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪ (aḇār)		1st person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܝܼ (aḇārī)		ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܲܢ (aḇāran)
	construct	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪ (aḇār)		2nd person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (aḇārōḵ)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aḇārāḵ)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (aḇārā)		3rd person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܹܗ (aḇārēh)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܗ̇ (aḇārāh)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܗܘܿܢ (aḇārhōn)

Derived terms

• ܦܲܠܵܚ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (pallāḥ aḇārā, “plumber”)
• ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qanyā d-aḇārā, “pencil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru [A.GAR₅]); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔăˈvɑ.rɑ]

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾăḇārā) m(uncountable)

1. lead

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܪ		1st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪ		2nd person	ܐܒܪܟ	ܐܒܪܟܝ	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אֵבָר (ʾêḇār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.rɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾeḇrā) f (plural ܐܒܪܐ)

1. feather, pinion
2. wing
3. (anatomy) limb, body part
4. custom, habit, lifestyle

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܒܪܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܪ		1st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪ		2nd person	ܐܒܪܟ	ܐܒܪܟܝ	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪܝ		2nd person	ܐܒܪܝܟ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝ	ܐܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ		3rd person	ܐܒܪܘܗܝ	ܐܒܪܝܗ	ܐܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• (feather): ܐܒܪܬܐ (ʾeḇrəṯā)
• (limb): ܗܕܡܐ (haddāmā)

References

• “ˀbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 June 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
• 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, →ISBN, page 5a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abro/

Noun

ܐܰܒܪܳܐ • (abro) m (plural ܐܰܒܢܶܐ (abne))

1. son

   Synonyms: ܛܰܠܝܳܐ (ṭalyo), ܟܘܪܪܘܟܐ (kurruko)

   Coordinate term: ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ (barṯo, “daughter”)

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔebra/

Noun

ܐܶܒܪܰܐ (ʾebra) m

1. son