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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the older form ܒܪܵܐ (brā), compare Classical Syriac ܒܪܵܐ, Turoyo ܐܱܒܪܐ (äbro). Largely replaced by the diminutive ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā).
Noun
ܐܸܒܪܵܐ • (ibrā) m (plural ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))
- boy, child
- son
- (in the plural) children
Usage notes
Some dialects use the word ܝܵܠ̈ܕܹ݇ܐ as the plural of this word.
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
Possibly from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru ); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾăḇārā) m(uncountable)
- lead
Inflection
declension of ܐܒܪܐ
| state
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singular (uncountable)
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| absolute
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ܐܒܪ
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| construct
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ܐܒܪ
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| emphatic
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ܐܒܪܐ
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| possessive forms
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| 1st c. sg. (my)
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ܐܒܪܝ
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| 2nd m. sg. (your)
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ܐܒܪܟ
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| 2nd f. sg. (your)
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ܐܒܪܟܝ
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| 3rd m. sg. (his)
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ܐܒܪܗ
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| 3rd f. sg. (her)
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ܐܒܪܗ
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| 1st c. pl. (our)
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ܐܒܪܢ
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| 2nd m. pl. (your)
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ܐܒܪܟܘܢ
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| 2nd f. pl. (your)
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ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
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| 3rd m. pl. (their)
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ܐܒܪܗܘܢ
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| 3rd f. pl. (their)
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ܐܒܪܗܝܢ
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Etymology 2
Compare Hebrew אֵבָר (ʾêḇār).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾeḇrā) f (plural ܐܒܪܐ)
- feather, pinion
- wing
- (anatomy) limb, body part
- custom, habit, lifestyle
Inflection
Synonyms
- (feather): ܐܒܪܬܐ (ʾeḇrəṯā)
- (limb): ܗܕܡܐ (haddāmā)
References
- “ˀbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2011-06-10
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
- 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, page 5a
Turoyo
Etymology
From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܰܒܪܳܐ • (abro) m (plural ܐܰܒܢܶܐ (abne))
- son
- Synonyms: ܛܰܠܝܳܐ (ṭalyo), ܟܘܪܪܘܟܐ (kurruko)
- Coordinate term: ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ (barṯo, “daughter”)
Western Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-.
Pronunciation
Noun
ܐܶܒܪܰܐ (ʾebra) m
- son