ܒܪܝܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
5 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bəriːθɑː]

  IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑːθɑː] (plural)

• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bəriːtɑː]

  IPA^(key): [bɪr.jɑːteː] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) f (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā))

1. creation
2. creature
3. universe, world

   Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝܼ (brī)		1st person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܝܼ (brīṯī)		ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܢ (brīṯan)
	construct	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ (brīṯ)		2nd person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (brīṯōḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (brīṯāḵ)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brīṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā)		3rd person	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܹܗ (brīṯēh)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (brīṯāh)	ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (brīṯhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܢ (biryān)		1st person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܝܼ (biryāṯī)		ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܢ (biryāṯan)
	construct	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ (biryāṯ)		2nd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (biryāṯōḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (biryāṯāḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (biryāṯawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā)		3rd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܹܗ (biryāṯēh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (biryāṯāh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (biryāṯhōn)

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) f

1. (biblical) Genesis

Verb

ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (brīṯā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂ܵܐ (biryāṯā))

1. feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/⁠birītu⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beriθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ber(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. street, road, path
2. plaza, broad place

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ
3 terms

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)riθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛrjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. creation

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ

2. world, universe

   Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ

3. miracle, marvel, wonder

   Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ

4. body, volume
5. creature

   Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ

6. (masculine, in the plural) men

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (Brītā) f

1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Alternative forms

• ܒܘܪܝܬܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [b(ə)rɑjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. assignment of tribute
2. exemption

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā, “outdoors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [barriθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [barr(ə)jɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

1. fields, wilds, desert places

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܝܬܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܝ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܝܬܝ		ܒܪܝܬܢ
	construct	ܒܪܝܬ		2nd person	ܒܪܝܬܟ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝ	ܒܪܝܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܝܬܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗ	ܒܪܝܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܝܬܗܝܢ

References

• “brytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bryh”, 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
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 55b
• 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, pages 189a–b