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

Inflection of ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ (brōnī)		ܒܪܘܿܢܲܢ (brōnan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ (bar)	2nd person	ܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (brōnūḵ)	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (brōnāḵ)	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)	3rd person	ܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ (brōnēh)	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (brōnāh)	ܒܪܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (brōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (bnōnī)		ܒܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (bnōnan)
	construct	ܒܢܲܝ̈ (bnay)	2nd person	ܒܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bnōnūḵ)	ܒܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bnōnāḵ)	ܒܢܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bnōnē)	3rd person	ܒܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bnōnūh)	ܒܢܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bnōnōh)	ܒܢܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (bnōnhōn)

Derived terms

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

See also

• ܒܪܵܐ (brā)

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

    declension of ܒܪܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܘܢܐ	ܒܢܝܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܘܢܝ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܝ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܢܝܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܘܢܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܝܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܢܗܝܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܒܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܘܢܐ)

1. Alternative form of ܒܝܪܘܢܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܘܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܘܢܐ	ܒܪܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܘܢܝ	ܒܪܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܝ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܘܢܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܘܢܟܝܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܘܢܗܝܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

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