ܒܪܢܫܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of ܒܲܪ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (bar nāšā, literally son of man), from ܒܲܪ (bar, son of) +‎ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, the human, the person, the man); compare similar in Hebrew בֶּן אָדָם (ben adám, literally son of Adam).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bar.naːʃaː]

Noun[edit]

ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ (barnāšām sg (plural ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ (bnaynāšā), feminine ܒܲܪ݇ܬܢܵܫܵܐ (batnāšā))

  1. human being, person

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