ܒܪܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From the older form *ܒܪܲܬܵܐ (*brattā), variant of Aramaic בַּרְתָּא (barṯā), from Proto-Semitic *bint-; compare Mlahsö ܒܪܰܬܐ (brato), Turoyo ܒܰܪܬ݂ܐ (barṯo), Arabic بِنْت (bint), Hebrew בַּת (bat) and Akkadian 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [braːtaː]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [broːtaː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [braːtaː]

Noun

ܒܪܵܬܵܐ • (brātā) f (plural ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ (bnāṯē), masculine ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā) or ܒܪܵܐ (brā))

  1. daughter (girl or woman in relation to either or both of her parents)
  2. girl (child human female)
    Synonym: ܝܵܠܕ݇ܬܵܐ (yāltā)
  3. endearing term for young girls or women who are younger

Inflection
Inflection of ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ (brāṯā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܒܪܵܬ݂ܝܼ
(brāṯī)		 ܒܪܵܬ݂ܲܢ
(brāṯan)
construct ܒܲܪ݇ܬ݂
(baṯ)		 2nd person ܒܪܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂
(brāṯūḵ)		 ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ
(brāṯāḵ)		 ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(brāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܐ
(brāṯā)		 3rd person ܒܪܵܬ݂ܹܗ
(brāṯēh)		 ܒܪܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇
(brāṯāh)		 ܒܪܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ
(brāṯhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܒܢܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈
(bnāṯī)		 ܒܢܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈
(bnāṯan)
construct ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂
(bnāṯ)		 2nd person ܒܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂
(bnāṯūḵ)		 ܒܢܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈
(bnāṯāḵ)		 ܒܢܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(bnāṯāwḵōn)
emphatic ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܹܐ
(bnāṯē)		 3rd person ܒܢܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ
(bnāṯūh)		 ܒ̈ܢܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇
(bnāṯōh)		 ܒܢܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ
(bnāṯhōn)

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *bint-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bar(ə)θɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܬܐ • (barṯā) f (plural ܒܢܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܒܪܐ)

  1. daughter, girl
  2. young, egg
  3. (in the plural, used in compounds) grains, seeds, berries
  4. (figuratively, in the plural) suburbs, village, small towns
Usage notes

This word does not occur in the absolute singular state.

Inflection
    declension of ܒܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute (ܒܪܐ) ܒܢܢ
construct ܒܪܬ ܒܢܬ
emphatic ܒܪܬܐ ܒܢܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܒܪܬܝ ܒܢܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܒܪܬܟ ܒܢܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܒܪܬܟܝ ܒܢܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܒܪܬܗ ܒܢܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܒܪܬܗ ܒܢܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܒܪܬܢ ܒܢܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܒܢܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܒܪܬܟܝܢ ܒܢܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܒܪܬܗܘܢ ܒܢܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܒܪܬܗܝܢ ܒܢܬܗܝܢ

Noun

ܒܪܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܪܬܐ)

  1. Alternative spelling of ܒܝܪܬܐ
Inflection
    declension of ܒܪܬܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܒܪܐ ܒܪܢ
construct ܒܪܬ ܒܪܬ
emphatic ܒܪܬܐ ܒܪܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܒܪܬܝ ܒܪܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܒܪܬܟ ܒܪܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܒܪܬܟܝ ܒܪܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܒܪܬܗ ܒܪܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܒܪܬܗ ܒܪܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܒܪܬܢ ܒܪܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܒܪܬܟܘܢ ܒܪܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܒܪܬܟܝܢ ܒܪܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܒܪܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܒܪܬܗܝܢ ܒܪܬܗܝܢ

References
  • “brh”, 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
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 53a, 56b
  • 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. 192b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܒܪܬܐ (barṯā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /barθo/

Noun

ܒܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ • (barṯo) f (plural ܒܢܳܬ݂ܶܐ (bnoṯe))

  1. daughter
    Synonym: ܟܰܫ̰ܫ̰ܷܟܶܐ (kaččëke)
    Coordinate term: ܐܰܒܪܳܐ (abro, “son”)
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