ܒܪܝܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּרִיאָה (bəriʾā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /briːtɑː/
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): /briːθɑː/

Noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītāf (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ (biryātē))

  1. creation
  2. creature
  3. universe, world
    Synonyms: ܥܵܠܡܵܐ (ˁālmā), ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠ (tēḇēl)

Inflection

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītāf

  1. (biblical) Genesis

Participle

ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ (brītā) (plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܵܬܹܐ)

  1. feminine singular of ܒܸܪܝܵܐ (biryā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Akkadian 𒁉𒊑𒌈 (/⁠birītu⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. street, road, path
  2. plaza, broad place
Inflection

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܐ (b-r-ʾ) related to creating. Compare Hebrew בְּרִיָּה (bəriyyâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. creation
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܬܘܩܢܐ
  2. world, universe
    Synonyms: ܥܠܡܐ, ܗܢܐ ܟܠ, ܥܘܡܪܐ
  3. miracle, marvel, wonder
    Synonyms: ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ, ܐܬܐ, ܚܙܘܐ
  4. body, volume
  5. creature
    Synonyms: ܥܒܕܐ, ܚܝܘܬܐ
  6. (masculine, in the plural) men
Inflection

Proper noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ (Brītāf

  1. (biblical) Creation, Genesis

Etymology 3

From Arabic بَرَاءَة (barāʔa).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. assignment of tribute
  2. exemption
Inflection

Etymology 4

Feminine form of ܒܪܐ (barrā(ʾ), outdoors).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܒܪܝܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. fields, wilds, desert places
Inflection

References

  • brytˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bryyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bryh”, 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, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 55b
  • 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. 189a-b