ܒܘܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of ܡܒܲܪܸܟ݂ (mbarriḵ, to bless).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [burraːxaː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (burrāḵām (plural ܒܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܹܐ (būrāḵē))

  1. benediction
  2. blessing
  3. part of the wedding ritual where the groom and bride are blessed and married in a church by a priest.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ (būrāḵ) 1st person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ (būrāḵī) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ (būrāḵan)
construct ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ (būrāḵ) 2nd person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (būrāḵōḵ) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (būrāḵāḵ) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (burrāḵā) 3rd person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹܗ (būrāḵēh) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (būrāḵāh) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (būrāḵhōn)
plural absolute ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ̈ܢ (būrāḵīn) 1st person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (būrāḵī) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (būrāḵan)
construct ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (būrāḵay) 2nd person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būrāḵōḵ) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būrāḵāḵ) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵawḵōn)
emphatic ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (būrāḵē) 3rd person ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būrāḵūh) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (būrāḵōh) ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (būrāḵayhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *birk-, *bark- (knee).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [burkɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [burke], [burkɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration neededf (plural ܒܘܪܟܬܐ or ܒܘܪܟܐ)

  1. (anatomy) knee
  2. kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܪܘܟ 1st person ܒܘܪܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܢ
construct ܒܪܘܟ 2nd person ܒܘܪܟܟ ܒܘܪܟܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic 3rd person ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܘܪܟܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ 1st person ܒܘܪܟܬܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
construct ܒܘܪܟܬ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ 2nd person ܒܘܪܟܬܟ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟ ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܘܪܟܬܐ , 3rd person ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗ ܒܘܪܟܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ
0 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [burrɑxɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [burrɑxe] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܘܪܟܐ)

  1. benediction
  2. blessing, gift
  3. good
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܘܪܟ 1st person ܒܘܪܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܢ
construct ܒܘܪܟ 2nd person ܒܘܪܟܟ ܒܘܪܟܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܘܪܟܐ 3rd person ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܒܘܪܟܝܢ 1st person ܒܘܪܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
construct ܒܘܪܟܝ 2nd person ܒܘܪܟܝܟ ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܘܪܟܐ 3rd person ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ ܒܘܪܟܝܗ ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian *bōrak. See Persian بوره (bure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bur(ə)xɑ]

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration neededm(uncountable)

  1. borax
  2. niter/nitre
Inflection
Inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܒܘܪܟ 1st person ܒܘܪܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܢ
construct ܒܘܪܟ 2nd person ܒܘܪܟܟ ܒܘܪܟܟܝ ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
emphatic ܒܘܪܟܐ 3rd person ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗ ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ

Further reading

  • brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • bwrk”, 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, page 38a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 39b
  • 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, pages 131a–b