ܒܪܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (brā) m (plural ܒܢܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܪܬܐ)

1. son
2. young (of an animal)
3. descendant, scion
4. follower, disciple, partisan
5. member, companion
6. (in the plural) freemen

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪ	ܒܢܝܢ
construct	ܒܪ	ܒܢܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܐ	ܒܢܝܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝ	ܒܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟ	ܒܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܢ	ܒܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܝܢ	ܒܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܝܢ	ܒܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Semitic *barr-. Cognate with Arabic بَرّ (barr) and Hebrew בַּר (bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barrɑ(ʔ)]
• IPA^(key): [barre(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܐ)

1. field, wild, open country
2. outside, outdoors
3. external part, outer side

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪ	ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪ	ܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܐ	ܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟ	ܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܢ	ܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܝܢ	ܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܝܢ	ܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܓܘܐ

Etymology 3

Noun

ܒܪܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܘܬܐ or ܒܪܬܐ or ܒܪܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܒܐܪܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪ	ܒܪܘܢ ,ܒܪܢ ,ܒܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܪ	ܒܪܘܬ ,ܒܪܬ ,ܒܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܐ	ܒܪܘܬܐ ,ܒܪܬܐ ,ܒܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܝ	ܒܪܘܬܝ ,ܒܪܬܝ ,ܒܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟ	ܒܪܘܬܟ ,ܒܪܬܟ ,ܒܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܟܝ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝ ,ܒܪܬܟܝ ,ܒܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ ,ܒܪܬܗ ,ܒܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܗ	ܒܪܘܬܗ ,ܒܪܬܗ ,ܒܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܢ	ܒܪܘܬܢ ,ܒܪܬܢ ,ܒܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܪܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܟܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܪܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܪܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܗܝܢ	ܒܪܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܪܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܪܝܗܝܢ

References

• “br”, 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. 36a-b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 53a
• 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. 177b