ܒܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r) |
| 1 term |
From Arabic بَرِّيَّة (barriyya), itself from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *barr-; cognate with Arabic بَرّ (barr), Hebrew בַּר (bar) and doublet of ܒܲܕ݂ܪܵܐ (baḏrā, “outside, exterior”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ • (barīyā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē))
- desert, wilderness
- Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪܝܼܝܼ (barīyī) |
ܒܲܪܝܼܲܢ (barīyan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪܝܼ (barī) |
2nd person | ܒܲܪܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyūḵ) |
ܒܲܪܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ) |
ܒܲܪܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (barīyā) |
3rd person | ܒܲܪܝܼܹܗ (barīyēh) |
ܒܲܪܝܼܵܗ̇ (barīyāh) |
ܒܲܪܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܝܼ (barīyī) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܢ (barīyan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܲܝ (barīyay) |
2nd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܟ݂ (barīyūḵ) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܟ݂ܝ (barīyāḵ) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barīyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē) |
3rd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܼܗܝ (barīyūh) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܘܿܗ̇ (barīyōh) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܗܘܿܢ (barīhōn) | ||
Derived terms
- ܘܲܪܕܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (wardā d-barīyā, “anemone”, literally “rose of the wild”)
- ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywaṯ barīyā, “wild animal”)
- ܚܙܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥzīr barīyā, “boar”, literally “pig of the wild”)
- ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (tarnāḡōl barīyā, “hoopoe”, literally “rooster of the wild”)
Etymology 2
Related to the above, from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā, “outside, exterior”) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ • (barrāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (barrāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē))
- external, outer, outward
- Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (gāwāyā)
- rustic, profane
- foreign, alien, strange
- Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)
Derived terms
- ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯīr barrāyā, “outer space”)
- ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (sāḵā barrāyā, “perimeter”)
Noun
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē) m pl (plural only)
- outside, the outdoors
- Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)
- ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ. ― kē maḥḥibā barrāyē yatīr. ― She loves the outdoors better.
Inflection
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܝܼ (barrāyī) | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܢ (barrāyan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܲܝ (barrāyay) |
2nd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܼܟ݂ (barrāyūḵ) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܟ݂ܝ (barrāyāḵ) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barrāyāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē) |
3rd person | ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܗ (barrāyēh) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܘܿܗ̇ (barrāyōh) |
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܗܘܿܢ (barrāyhōn) | ||
Adverb
ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē)
Etymology 3
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ) |
| 3 terms |
Passive participle of the verb ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)”)
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))
- developed in healthy or strong size, fattened up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)
- ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ
- gušmā d-awa gaḇrā biryā ìlēh min d-kē pālēḥ barrāyē kul yōm
- That man’s body is developed because he works outside every day.
- ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܚܙܘܼܪܲܢ، ܒܸܬ ܡܙܲܒܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ
- kaḏ bārē ḥzūran, bit mzabnaḥ lēh
- When our pig fattens up, we will sell him.
Verb
ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))
- past participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
ܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (brāyā)
- present participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, “to create”)