ܒܪܩܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܪܩܐ

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ (b r q)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic בַּרקָא (barqā), from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (barák). The latter noun is an occupational noun derived from the former.

Noun

ܒܸܪܩܵܐ • (birqā) m sg (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē))

1. lightning (high voltage between a cloud and the ground accompanied by a bright flash)

   ܥܲܠܥܵܠܵܐ ܪܲܒܬ݂ܵܐ ܗ݇ܘܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ ܬܸܡܵܠ ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ، ܥܲܡ ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܘܪ̈ܲܥܡܵܐ.

   ˁalˁālā rabṯā wē lāh timmāl b-laylē, ˁam birqā w-raˁmā.

   A big storm happened last night, with lightning and thunder.

2. (by extension) electricity

   ܐܵܦ ܟܲܕ݂ ܦܪܝܼܥ ܠܲܢ ܐܲܒܙܵܪܵܐ ܡܫܘܼܘܚܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܵܬ݂ܲܪ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ، ܒܸܪܩܵܐ ܩܛܝܼܥ ܠܹܗ ܡܸܢܫܸܠܬܵܢܹܐ.

   āp kaḏ prīˁ lan abzārā mšūwḥrāˀīṯ bāṯar yawmā, birqā qṭīˁ lēh minšiltānē.

   Despite paying the bill a day late, the electricity cut suddenly.

3. ellipsis of ܫܪܵܓ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܸܪܩܵܐ (šrāḡā dbirqā, “electrical light, lamp”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bɪrqɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܸܪܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܸܩ (briq)		1st person	ܒܸܪܩܝܼ (birqī)		ܒܸܪܩܲܢ (birqan)
	construct	ܒܪܸܩ (briq)		2nd person	ܒܸܪܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqōḵ)	ܒܸܪܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ)	ܒܸܪܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪܩܵܐ (birqā)		3rd person	ܒܸܪܩܹܗ (birqēh)	ܒܸܪܩܵܗ̇ (birqāh)	ܒܸܪܩܗܘܿܢ (birqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼܢ (birqīn)		1st person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܝܼ (birqī)		ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܢ (birqan)
	construct	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝ (birqay)		2nd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܟ݂ (birqōḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܵܟ݂ܝ (birqāḵ)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (birqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܹܐ (birqē)		3rd person	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗܝ (birqūh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܘܼܗ̇ (birqōh)	ܒܸܪ̈ܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (birqayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܸܪܩܵܝܵܐ (birqāyā, “electrical, electrical”)
• ܒܸܪܩܵܢܵܐ (birqānā, “lightning-like”)
• ܡܒܲܪܸܩ (mbarriq, “to electrify”)

Noun

ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ • (barrāqā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē), feminine ܒܲܪܵܩܬܵܐ (barrāqtā))

1. electrician
2. enchanter

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [bar.rɑːqɑː]

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq)		1st person	ܒܲܪܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī)		ܒܲܪܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan)
	construct	ܒܲܪܵܩ (barrāq)		2nd person	ܒܲܪܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqōḵ)	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ)	ܒܲܪܵܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܐ (barrāqā)		3rd person	ܒܲܪܵܩܹܗ (barrāqēh)	ܒܲܪܵܩܵܗ̇ (barrāqāh)	ܒܲܪܵܩܗܘܿܢ (barrāqhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼܢ (barrāqīn)		1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܝܼ (barrāqī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܢ (barrāqan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝ (barrāqay)		2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܟ݂ (barrāqōḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāqāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāqawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܹܐ (barrāqē)		3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗܝ (barrāqūh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܘܼܗ̇ (barrāqōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܵܩܲܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāqayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *baraḳ- (“lightning”); compare Arabic بَرْق (barq), Hebrew בָּרָק (bārāq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbar.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (barqē))

1. lightning

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܩ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܩܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܝܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ	ܒܪܩܝܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ), derived from the same Semitic root related to shining as above.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑr.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbor.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bārqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ (bārqē))

1. emerald

   Synonym: ܟܐܦܐ ܢܗܪܝܬܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܩ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܩܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܝܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ	ܒܪܩܝܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܪ ܩ
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [b(ə.)ˈrɑ.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbrɑ.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ˈbro.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (bərāqā) m(uncountable)

1. teeth grating

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܩ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [barˈrɑ.qɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [bɑˈro.qo]

Noun

ܒܪܩܐ • (barrāqā) m (plural ܒܪܩܐ)

1. enchanter, charmer (especially of snakes)

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܩܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܩ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܟ	ܒܪܩܟܝ	ܒܪܩܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗ	ܒܪܩܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܩܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܩܝ		ܒܪܩܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܩܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܩܝܟ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝ	ܒܪܩܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܩܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܩܘܗܝ	ܒܪܩܝܗ	ܒܪܩܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܩܝܗܝܢ

References

• “brq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
• “brq⁵”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
• “brq⁴”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 29 August 2011
• Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 38b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 56b
• 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 192a

Anagrams

• ܒܩܪܐ
• ܩܒܪܐ
• ܩܪܒܐ