ܒܪܬܐ

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

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Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܬܐ (barṯā).

Noun

ܒܰܪܬ̣ܐ • (barṯo) f (plural ܒܢܳܬ̣ܶܐ (bnoṯe))

1. daughter