ܒܪܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Originally meant “little son”, from Aramaic בְּרוֹנָא (bərōnā), the diminuitive of בְּרָא (bərā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-; compare Arabic اِبْن (ibn), Hebrew בֵּן (ben) and Akkadian 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [broːnɑː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [bruːnɑː]

Noun

ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ • (brōnā) m (plural ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bnōnē), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))

  1. son (boy or man in relation to his parents)
  2. boy, child
  3. endearing term for young boys or men who are younger
  4. (archaic or literary) little son, sonny

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brōnūṯā, sonship)
  • ܒܪܘܿܢܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnōnā)
  • (construct state) see ܒܲܪ (bar)

See also

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Diminutive of ܒܪܐ (b(ə)rā(ʾ), son).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b(ə)ronɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܘܢܐ)

  1. little son
Inflection

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛrronɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [bɛrrone(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܘܢܐ)

  1. Alternative form of ܒܝܪܘܢܐ
Inflection

References

  • brwn”, 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, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 55a
  • 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. 187a
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