Contraction of ܒܲܪ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (bar nāšā, literally “son of man”), from ܒܲܪ (bar, “son of”) + ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (nāšā, “the human, the person, the man”); compare similar in Hebrew בֶּן אָדָם (ben adám, literally “son of Adam”).
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ • (barnāšā) m sg (plural ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ (bnaynāšā), feminine ܒܲܪ݇ܬܢܵܫܵܐ (batnāšā))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܪܢܵܫܝܼ (barnāšī) |
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܲܢ (barnāšan) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܪܢܵܫ (barnāš) |
2nd person | ܒܲܪܢܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (barnāšūḵ) |
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (barnāšāḵ) |
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barnāšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܪܢܵܫܵܐ (barnāšā) |
3rd person | ܒܲܪܢܵܫܹܗ (barnāšēh) |
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܘܿܗ̇ (barnāšōh) |
ܒܲܪܢܵܫܗܘܿܢ (barnāšhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܝܼ (bnaynāšī) |
ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܲܢ (bnaynāšan) | ||
| construct | ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫ (bnaynāš) |
2nd person | ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܘܼܟ݂ (bnaynāšūḵ) |
ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܟ݂ܝ (bnaynāšāḵ) |
ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnaynāšāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ (bnaynāšā) |
3rd person | ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܹܗ (bnaynāšēh) |
ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܘܿܗ̇ (bnaynāšōh) |
ܒܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܗܘܿܢ (bnaynāšhōn) | ||