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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From the older form ܒܲܪ ܚܡܵܗܹ̈ܐ (bar ḥmāhē, literally “son of parents-in-law”), the second element being the plural of the archaic ܚܡܵܐ (ḥmā, “father-in-law”), now ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ • (barḥmāyā) m (feminine ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܬܵܐ (barḥmāytā))
- wife’s brother
Usage notes
“Husband’s brother” is denoted by ܐܝܼܕ݂ܡܵܐ (īḏmā).