ܐܒܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

From the older form ܒܪܵܐ (brā) with a prosthetic alaph, inherited from Aramaic בְּרָא (bərā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-; compare Turoyo ܐܱܒܪܐ (äbro), Arabic اِبْن (ibn), Hebrew בֵּן (ben) and Akkadian 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum). Largely replaced by the diminutive ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā).

Noun

ܐܸܒܪܵܐ • (ibrā) m (plural ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))

son
boy, child
Synonyms: ܝܲܠܕܵܐ (yaldā), ܫܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ (šaḇrā)
(in the plural) children

Usage notes

Some dialects use the word ܝܵܠܹ̈ܕ݇ܐ (yālē) as the plural of this word.

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܸܒܪܵܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܒܲܪ (bar)	1^st person	ܐܸܒܪܝܼ (ibrī)		ܐܸܒܪܲܢ (ibran)
	construct	ܒܲܪ (bar)	2^nd person	ܐܸܒܪܘܼܟ݂ (ibrōḵ)	ܐܸܒܪܵܟ݂ܝ (ibrāḵ)	ܐܸܒܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ibrawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (ibrā)	3^rd person	ܐܸܒܪܹܗ (ibrēh)	ܐܸܒܪܵܗ̇ (ibrāh)	ܐܸܒܪܗܘܿܢ (ibrhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܼ̈ܢ (bnīn)	1^st person	ܐܸܒܢܝܼ̈ (ibnī)		ܐܸܒܢܲܢ̈ (ibnan)
	construct	ܒܢܲܝ̈ (bnay)	2^nd person	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ibnōḵ)	ܐܸܒܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ibnāḵ)	ܐܸܒܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ibnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܸܒ̈ܢܹܐ (ibnē)	3^rd person	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ibnūh)	ܐܸܒܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ibnōh)	ܐܸܒܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ibnayhōn)

Derived terms

ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)
ܒܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brūṯā)
(construct state) see → ܒܲܪ (bar)

Etymology 2

Root
ܐ ܒ ܪ (ˀ b r)
1 term

Chemical element
Pb
Previous: ܬܲܠܝܘܿܡ (talyōm) (Tl)
Next: ܒܝܼܣܡܘܼܬ݂ (bīsmūṯ) (Bi)

Inherited from Aramaic אֲבָרָא (ʾăḇārā), from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru [A.GAR₅]); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔawɑːrɑː]
(Urmia) IPA^(key): [ʔavɑːrɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ • (aḇārā) m

(uncountable) lead (a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ**
number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪ (aḇār)	1^st person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܝܼ (aḇārī)		ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܲܢ (aḇāran)
	construct	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪ (aḇār)	2^nd person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܘܼܟ݂ (aḇārōḵ)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܟ݂ܝ (aḇārāḵ)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḇārawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (aḇārā)	3^rd person	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܹܗ (aḇārēh)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܗ̇ (aḇārāh)	ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܗܘܿܢ (aḇārhōn)

Derived terms

ܦܲܠܵܚ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (pallāḥ aḇārā, “plumber”)
ܩܲܢܝܵܐ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܵܪܵܐ (qanyā d-aḇārā, “pencil”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Possibly from Akkadian 𒀀𒈖 (abāru [A.GAR₅]); compare Hebrew אֲבָר (ʾăḇār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔăˈvɑ.rɑ]

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾăḇārā) m(uncountable)

lead

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܒܪܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܪ	1^st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪ	2^nd person	ܐܒܪܟ	ܐܒܪܟܝ	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ	3^rd person	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew אֵבָר (ʾêḇār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.rɑ] (singular)
IPA^(key): [ˈʔɛv.re] (plural)

Noun

ܐܒܪܐ • (ʾeḇrā) f (plural ܐܒܪܐ)

Inflection

Inflection of **ܐܒܪܐ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
	state	form	person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܒܪ	1^st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪ	2^nd person	ܐܒܪܟ	ܐܒܪܟܝ	ܐܒܪܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ	3^rd person	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗ	ܐܒܪܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܒܪܝܢ	1^st person	ܐܒܪܝ		ܐܒܪܝܢ
	construct	ܐܒܪܝ	2^nd person	ܐܒܪܝܟ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝ	ܐܒܪܝܟܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܒܪܐ	3^rd person	ܐܒܪܘܗܝ	ܐܒܪܝܗ	ܐܒܪܝܗܘܢ	ܐܒܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

(feather): ܐܒܪܬܐ (ʾeḇrəṯā)
(limb): ܗܕܡܐ (haddāmā)

References

“ˀbr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 10 June 2011
Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 2b
Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 2b
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, →ISBN, page 5a

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abro/

Noun

ܐܰܒܪܳܐ • (abro) m (plural ܐܰܒܢܶܐ (abne))

son
Synonyms: ܛܰܠܝܳܐ (ṭalyo), ܟܘܪܪܘܟܐ (kurruko)

Coordinate term: ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ (barṯo, “daughter”)

Western Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܐ (brā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔebra/

Noun

ܐܶܒܪܰܐ (ʾebra) m

son