ܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
1 term

ܒܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܢܪܓܠ

From Arabic بَرِّيَّة (barriyya), itself from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *barr-; cognate with Arabic بَرّ (barr), Hebrew בַּר (bar) and doublet of ܒܲܕ݂ܪܵܐ (baḏrā, “outside, exterior”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bar.riː.jɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ • (barīyā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē))

1. desert, wilderness

   Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (barīyā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪܝܼܝܼ (barīyī)		ܒܲܪܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī)	2nd person	ܒܲܪܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyūḵ)	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ)	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (barīyā)	3rd person	ܒܲܪܝܼܹܗ (barīyēh)	ܒܲܪܝܼܵܗ̇ (barīyāh)	ܒܲܪܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼ (barīyī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܢ (barīyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝ (barīyay)	2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyūḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē)	3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗܝ (barīyūh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (barīyōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn)

Derived terms

• ܘܲܪܕܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (wardā d-barīyā, “anemone”, literally “rose of the wild”)
• ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywaṯ barīyā, “wild animal”)
• ܚܙܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥzīr barīyā, “boar”, literally “pig of the wild”)
• ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (tarnāḡōl barīyā, “hoopoe”, literally “rooster of the wild”)

Etymology 2

Related to the above, from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā, “outside, exterior”) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [barrɑːjɑː] (singular)

  IPA^(key): [barrɑːjeː] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ • (barrāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (barrāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē))

1. external, outer, outward

   Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (gāwāyā)

2. rustic, profane
3. foreign, alien, strange

   Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯīr barrāyā, “outer space”)
• ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (sāḵā barrāyā, “perimeter”)

Noun

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē) m pl (plural only)

1. outside, the outdoors

   Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ. ― kē maḥḥibā barrāyē yatīr. ― She loves the outdoors better.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (barrāyī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (barrāyan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (barrāyay)	2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (barrāyūḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāyāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāyāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē)	3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܗ (barrāyēh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (barrāyōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāyhōn)

Adverb

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē)

1. outside

   Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)

   ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ― pālṭaḥ barrāyē ― Let’s go outside

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑː]

Adjective

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

1. developed in healthy or strong size, fattened up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)

   ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ

   gušmā d-awa gaḇrā biryā ìlēh min d-kē pālēḥ barrāyē kul yōm

   That man’s body is developed [in healthy size and strength] because he works outside every day.

   ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܚܙܘܼܪܲܢ، ܒܸܬ ܡܙܲܒܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ

   kaḏ bārē ḥzūran, bit mzabnaḥ lēh

   When our pig fattens up, we will sell him.

Verb

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

1. past participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [bərɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (brāyā)

1. present participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)