ܒܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܒ ܪ ܪ (b r r)
1 term
ܒܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܢܪܓܠ

From Arabic بَرِّيَّة (barriyya), itself from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *barr-; cognate with Arabic بَرّ (barr), Hebrew בַּר (bar) and doublet of ܒܲܕ݂ܪܵܐ (baḏrā, outside, exterior).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bar.riː.jɑː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ • (barīyā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܝܼܹܐ (barīyē))

  1. desert, wilderness
    Synonym: ܡܲܕ݂ܒܪܵܐ (maḏbrā)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܘܲܪܕܵܐ ܕܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (wardā d-barīyā, anemone, literally rose of the wild)
  • ܚܲܝܘܲܬ݂ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥaywaṯ barīyā, wild animal)
  • ܚܙܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (ḥzīr barīyā, boar, literally pig of the wild)
  • ܬܲܪܢܵܓ݂ܘܿܠ ܒܲܪܝܼܵܐ (tarnāḡōl barīyā, hoopoe, literally rooster of the wild)

Etymology 2

Related to the above, from Aramaic בַּרָּא (barrā, outside, exterior) + -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [barrɑːjɑː] (singular)
    IPA(key): [barrɑːjeː] (plural)

Adjective

ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ • (barrāyā) (feminine ܒܲܪܵܝܬܵܐ (barrāytā), plural ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ (barrāyē))

  1. external, outer, outward
    Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܵܐ (gāwāyā)
  2. rustic, profane
  3. foreign, alien, strange
    Synonym: ܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܵܝܵܐ (nuḵrāyā)
Derived terms
  • ܐܵܬ݂ܝܼܪ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (āṯīr barrāyā, outer space)
  • ܣܵܟ݂ܵܐ ܒܲܪܵܝܵܐ (sāḵā barrāyā, perimeter)

Noun

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē) m pl (plural only)

  1. outside, the outdoors
    Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)
    ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܵܐ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ.kē maḥḥibā barrāyē yatīr.She loves the outdoors better.
Inflection

Adverb

ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ • (barrāyē)

  1. outside
    Antonym: ܓܵܘܵܝܹ̈ܐ (gāwāyē)
    ܦܵܠܛܲܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐpālṭaḥ barrāyēLet’s go outside

Etymology 3

Root
ܒ ܪ ܐ (b r ˀ)
3 terms

Passive participle of the verb ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to grow healthy or strong size, develop, fatten up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body))

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bɪr.jɑː]

Adjective

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

  1. developed in healthy or strong size, fattened up (of the body or a person/animal in reference to their body)
    ܓܘܼܫܡܵܐ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܒܸܪܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܠܹܚ ܒܲܪ̈ܵܝܹܐ ܟܠ ܝܘܿܡ
    gušmā d-awa gaḇrā biryā ìlēh min d-kē pālēḥ barrāyē kul yōm
    That man’s body is developed [in healthy size and strength] because he works outside every day.
    ܟܲܕ݂ ܒܵܪܹܐ ܚܙܘܼܪܲܢ، ܒܸܬ ܡܙܲܒܢܲܚ ܠܹܗ
    kaḏ bārē ḥzūran, bit mzabnaḥ lēh
    When our pig fattens up, we will sell him.

Verb

ܒܸܪܝܵܐ • (biryā) (feminine ܒܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brīṯā), plural ܒܸܪ̈ܝܹܐ (biryē))

  1. past participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to create)

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA(key): [bərɑːjɑː]

Verb

ܒܪܵܝܵܐ • (brāyā)

  1. present participle of ܒܵܪܹܐ (bārē, to create)
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