ܒܘܪܟܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܒ ܪ ܟ (b r k)
6 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of ܡܒܲܪܸܟ݂ (mbarriḵ, “to bless”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [burraːxaː]

Noun

ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ • (burrāḵā) m (plural ܒܘܼܪ̈ܵܟ݂ܹܐ (būrāḵē))

1. benediction
2. blessing
3. part of the wedding ritual where the groom and bride are blessed and married in a church by a priest.

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (burrāḵā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ (būrāḵī)		ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ (būrāḵan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ (būrāḵ)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (būrāḵūḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (būrāḵāḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܐ (burrāḵā)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹܗ (būrāḵēh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܗ̇ (būrāḵāh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܗܘܿܢ (būrāḵhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܝܼ̈ (būrāḵī)		ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܢ̈ (būrāḵan)
	construct	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܲܝ̈ (būrāḵay)	2nd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (būrāḵūḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (būrāḵāḵ)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (būrāḵāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܹ̈ܐ (būrāḵē)	3rd person	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (būrāḵūh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (būrāḵōh)	ܒܘܼܪܵܟ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (būrāḵhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *birk-, *bark- (“knee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [burkɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [burke(ʔ)], [burkɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܒܘܪܟܬܐ or ܒܘܪܟܐ)

1. (anatomy) knee
2. kneeling, genuflection/genuflexion

Inflection

    declension of ܒܘܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܘܟ	ܒܘܪܟܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܘܟ	ܒܘܪܟܬ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ	ܒܘܪܟܬܐ ,ܒܘܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܘܪܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܬܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܘܪܟܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܟܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗܘܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ	ܒܘܪܟܬܗܝܢ ,ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܪ-ܟ (b-r-k) related to blessing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [burrɑxɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [burrɑxe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܘܪܟܐ)

1. benediction
2. blessing, gift
3. good

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܘܪܟܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܘܪܟ	ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
construct	ܒܘܪܟ	ܒܘܪܟܝ
emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ	ܒܘܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܘܪܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܘܪܟܗ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܘܪܟܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ	ܒܘܪܟܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From early Middle Persian *bōrak. See Persian بوره (bure).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bur(ə)xɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܘܪܟܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. borax
2. niter/nitre

Inflection

    declension of ܒܘܪܟܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܒܘܪܟ
construct	ܒܘܪܟ
emphatic	ܒܘܪܟܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܘܪܟܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܘܪܟܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܘܪܟܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܘܪܟܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܘܪܟܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܘܪܟܗܝܢ

Further reading

• “brk”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “bwrk”, 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. 38a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 39b
• 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. 131a-b