ܒܪܬܐ

From the older form *ܒܪܲܬܵܐ (*brattā), variant of Aramaic בַּרְתָּא (barṯā), from Proto-Semitic *bint-; possibly a back-formation from old possessive forms such as Classical Syriac ܒܪܲܬ݂ܝ (my daughter, “braṯ”). Compare Mlahsö ܒܪܰܬܐ (brato), Turoyo ܒܰܪܬ݂ܐ (barṯo), Arabic بِنْت (bint), Hebrew בַּת (bat) and Akkadian 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum).

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ܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brātā) f (plural ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bnāṯē), masculine ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā) or ܒܪܵܐ (brā))

1. daughter (girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents)
2. girl (child human female)

   Synonym: ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)

3. endearing term for young girls or women who are younger

• (construct state) see → ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂ (baṯ)

• →? Mlahsö: ܒܪܰܬܐ (brato)

From Proto-Semitic *bint-.

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ܒܪܬܐ • (barṯā) f (plural ܒܢܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܪܐ)

1. daughter, girl
2. young, egg
3. (in the plural, used in compounds) grains, seeds, berries
4. (figuratively, in the plural) suburbs, village, small towns

This word does not occur in the absolute singular state.

ܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܬܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܒܝܪܬܐ

• “brh”, 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
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 53a, 56b
• 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. 192b

From Aramaic ܒܪܬܐ (barṯā).

• IPA^(key): /barθo/

ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ • (barṯo) f (plural ܒܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (bnoṯe))

1. daughter

   Synonym: ܟܰܫ̰ܫ̰ܷܟܶܐ (kaččëke)

   Coordinate term: ܐܰܒܪܳܐ (abro, “son”)