ܒܗܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܗ ܪ (b h r) |
| 4 terms |
Of the noun pattern 1a23ā. Also found in Classical Syriac ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā, “twilight, dawn, dusk”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [bah.rɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [behrˤa]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [bɑːrɑː]
Noun
ܒܲܗܪܵܐ • (bahrā) m
- light, visible light (electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye)
- Antonym: ܚܘܼܫܟܵܐ (ḥuškā)
- ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ― ḥzē lēh bahrā ― He saw the light
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.
- bahrā d-sahrā ˁṭīpā ìlēh min šimšā.
- The light of the moon is reflected from the sun.
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܗܲܪ (bhar) | 1st person | ܒܲܗܪܝܼ (bahrī) | ܒܲܗܪܲܢ (bahran) | |||
| construct | ܒܗܲܪ (bhar) | 2nd person | ܒܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (bahrōḵ) | ܒܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ) | ܒܲܗܪܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā) | 3rd person | ܒܲܗܪܹܗ (bahrēh) | ܒܲܗܪܵܗ̇ (bahrāh) | ܒܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (bahrhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܝܼܢ (bahrīn) | 1st person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (bahrī) | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (bahran) | |||
| construct | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (bahray) | 2nd person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bahrōḵ) | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ) | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܒܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (bahrē) | 3rd person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (bahrūh) | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗ̇ (bahrōh) | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (bahrayhōn) | |||
Hyponyms
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (bahrā kōmā, “black light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܙܝܼܩܵܐ (bahrā bzīqā, “scattered light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā zrōqā, “blue light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (bahrā miṯḥazyānā, “visible light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā smōqā, “red light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ (bahrā ˁṭīpā, “reflected light”)
Derived terms
- ܒܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bahrānāyā)
See also
- ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)
Proper noun
ܒܲܗܪܵܐ • (bahrā) f
- a female given name
Classical Syriac
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܗ ܪ |
| 2 terms |
Alternative forms
- ܒܘܗܪܐ (buhrā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bahrɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [bahre] (plural)
Noun
ܒܗܪܐ • (bahrā) m (plural ܒܗܪܐ (bahrē))
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܒܗܪ | 1st person | ܒܗܪܝ | ܒܗܪܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܗܪ | 2nd person | ܒܗܪܟ | ܒܗܪܟܝ | ܒܗܪܟܘܢ | ܒܗܪܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܗܪܐ | 3rd person | ܒܗܪܗ | ܒܗܪܗ | ܒܗܪܗܘܢ | ܒܗܪܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܒܗܪܝܢ | 1st person | ܒܗܪܝ | ܒܗܪܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܒܗܪܝ | 2nd person | ܒܗܪܝܟ | ܒܗܪܝܟܝ | ܒܗܪܝܟܘܢ | ܒܗܪܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܒܗܪܐ | 3rd person | ܒܗܪܘܗܝ | ܒܗܪܝܗ | ܒܗܪܝܗܘܢ | ܒܗܪܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “bhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 61b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 25b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 37a
- 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 123a