ܒܗܪܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܗ ܪ (b h r) |
| 3 terms |
From Aramaic בַּהְרָא (bahrā), originally meaning “bright skin spot” or “twilight, dawn, dusk”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܒܲܗܪܵܐ • (bahrā) m
- light, visible light (electromagnetic radiation of a frequency perceptible to the eye)
- Antonym: ܚܸܫܟܵܐ (ḥiškā)
- ܚܙܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ― ḥzē lēh bahrā ― He saw the light
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܕܣܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ. ― bahrā d-sahrā ˁṭīpā ìlēh min šimšā. ― The light of the moon is reflected from the sun.
Inflection edit
Inflection of ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܗܪܝܼ (bahrī) |
ܒܲܗܪܲܢ (bahran) | ||
| construct | ܒܗܲܪ (bhar) |
2nd person | ܒܲܗܪܘܼܟ݂ (bahrūḵ) |
ܒܲܗܪܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ) |
ܒܲܗܪܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܗܪܵܐ (bahrā) |
3rd person | ܒܲܗܪܹܗ (bahrēh) |
ܒܲܗܪܘܿܗ̇ (bahrōh) |
ܒܲܗܪܗܘܿܢ (bahrhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܝܼ (bahrī) |
ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܢ (bahran) | ||
| construct | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܲܝ (bahray) |
2nd person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܟ݂ (bahrūḵ) |
ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܝ (bahrāḵ) |
ܒܲܗܪ̈ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bahrāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܒܲܗܪܹ̈ܐ (bahrē) |
3rd person | ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܼܗܝ (bahrūh) |
ܒܲܗܪ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (bahrōh) |
ܒܲܗܪ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bahrhōn) | ||
Derived terms edit
- ܒܲܗܪܵܢܵܝܵܐ (bahrānāyā)
Hyponyms edit
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܐ݇ܟܘܿܡܵܐ (bahrā kōmā, “black light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܙܝܼܩܵܐ (bahrā bzīqā, “scattered light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܙܪܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā zrōqā, “blue light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܲܙܝܵܢܵܐ (bahrā miṯḥazyānā, “visible light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܣܡܘܿܩܵܐ (bahrā smōqā, “red light”)
- ܒܲܗܪܵܐ ܥܛܝܼܦܵܐ (bahrā ˁṭīpā, “reflected light”)
See also edit
- ܢܘܼܗܪܵܐ (nuhrā)
Classical Syriac edit
| Root |
|---|
| ܒ ܗ ܪ |
| 1 term |
Alternative forms edit
- ܒܘܗܪܐ (buhrā)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܒܗܪܐ • (bahrā) m (plural ܒܗܪܐ (bahrē))
Inflection edit
inflection of ܒܗܪܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܒܗܪ | ܒܗܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܒܗܪ | ܒܗܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܒܗܪܐ | ܒܗܪܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܒܗܪܝ | ܒܗܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܒܗܪܟ | ܒܗܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܒܗܪܟܝ | ܒܗܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܒܗܪܗ | ܒܗܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܒܗܪܗ | ܒܗܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܒܗܪܢ | ܒܗܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܒܗܪܟܘܢ | ܒܗܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܒܗܪܟܝܢ | ܒܗܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܒܗܪܗܘܢ | ܒܗܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܒܗܪܗܝܢ | ܒܗܪܝܗܝܢ |
References edit
- “bhr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 61b
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 25b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 37a
- 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, page 123a