ܒܪܝܟܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic phrasebook
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Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Inherited from Aramaic בְרִיכָא (bərīḵā); related to Arabic مُبَارِك (mubārik) and Hebrew בָּרוּךְ (barúkh). In the dialects in the sense of “kneeling”, the rules of begadkefat are disregarded, and are most likely denominal of or reshaped by a word such as ܒܸܪܟܵܐ (birkā), hence the absence of /x/.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ or ܒܪܝܼܟܵܐ • (brīḵā or brīkā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (brīḵtā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ (brīḵē))

  1. kneeling
  2. blessed; fortunate, lucky
  3. happy (used in wishes)
    ܝܲܘܡܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― yawmōḵ brīḵā! ― Have a nice day!
    ܥܹܐܕ݂ ܡܲܘܠܵܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― Happy birthday!
    ܥܹܐܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ! ― Blessed holiday!

Derived terms

Interjection

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m sg (feminine singular ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ (brīḵtā), plural ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ (brīḵē))

  1. congratulations (to a man) (used to express praise and approval, expressing approbation)
    ܕܝܼ ܠܵܐ! ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ ܝܵܐ ܚܲܒ݂ܪܝܼ!
    dī lā! brīḵā yā ḥaḇrī!
    No way! Congratulations my friend!
  2. may it be blessed (used to congratulate or compliment someone upon receiving something new, an award, etc.)
    ܒܪ̈ܝܼܟ݂ܹܐ ܠܒ݂ܘܼܫ̈ܘܼܟ݂ ܚܲܕ݂ܬܹ̈ܐ
    brīḵē lḇūšōḵ ḥaḏtē
    May your new clothes be blessed.
    ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܬܵܐ ܥܹܕܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܚܕܲܬܵܐ!
    brīḵtā ˁēdtawḵōn ḥdattā!
    Blessed be your new church!

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ • (brīḵā) m

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

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