ܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form *ܒܪܲܬܵܐ (*brattā), variant of Aramaic בַּרְתָּא (barṯā), from Proto-Semitic *bint-; compare Mlahsö ܒܪܰܬܐ (brato), Turoyo ܒܰܪܬ݂ܐ (barṯo), Arabic بِنْت (bint), Hebrew בַּת (bat) and Akkadian 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [braːtaː]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [broːtaː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [braːtaː]

Noun

ܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brātā) f (plural ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bnāṯē), masculine ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā) or ܒܪܵܐ (brā))

1. daughter (girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents)
2. girl (child human female)

   Synonym: ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)

3. endearing term for young girls or women who are younger

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (brāṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܝܼ (brāṯī)		ܒܪܵܬ݂ܲܢ (brāṯan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ (baṯ)	2nd person	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (brāṯūḵ)	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (brāṯāḵ)	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (brāṯā)	3rd person	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܹܗ (brāṯēh)	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (brāṯāh)	ܒܪܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (brāṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (bnāṯī)		ܒܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (bnāṯan)
	construct	ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ (bnāṯ)	2nd person	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bnāṯūḵ)	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bnāṯāḵ)	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bnāṯē)	3rd person	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bnāṯūh)	ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (bnāṯōh)	ܒܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bnāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• (construct state) see → ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ (baṯ)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bint-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܬܐ • (barṯā) f (plural ܒܢܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܪܐ)

1. daughter, girl
2. young, egg
3. (in the plural, used in compounds) grains, seeds, berries
4. (figuratively, in the plural) suburbs, village, small towns

Usage notes

This word does not occur in the absolute singular state.

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	(ܒܪܐ)	ܒܢܢ
construct	ܒܪܬ	ܒܢܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܬܐ	ܒܢܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܬܝ	ܒܢܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܬܟ	ܒܢܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܝ	ܒܢܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܬܗ	ܒܢܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܬܗ	ܒܢܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܬܢ	ܒܢܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܢܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܝܢ	ܒܢܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܢܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܬܗܝܢ	ܒܢܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Noun

ܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܒܝܪܬܐ

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܐ	ܒܪܢ
construct	ܒܪܬ	ܒܪܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܬܐ	ܒܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܬܝ	ܒܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܬܟ	ܒܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܝ	ܒܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܬܗ	ܒܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܬܗ	ܒܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܬܢ	ܒܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܘܢ	ܒܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܬܟܝܢ	ܒܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܬܗܘܢ	ܒܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܬܗܝܢ	ܒܪܬܗܝܢ

References

• “brh”, 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. 37a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 53a, 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, p. 192b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܬܐ (barṯā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barθo/

Noun

ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ • (barṯo) f (plural ܒܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (bnoṯe))

1. daughter

   Synonym: ܟܰܫ̰ܫ̰ܷܟܶܐ (kaččëke)

   Coordinate term: ܐܰܒܪܳܐ (abro, “son”)