ܒܚܪܐ

See also: ܒܚܕܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܒ-ܚ-ܪ (b-ḥ-r) related to examining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑħrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɑħre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. testing

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ	ܒܚܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܚܪܝ	ܒܚܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܚܪܢ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܒ-ܚ-ܪ (b-ḥ-r) related to examining.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħħɑrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħħɑre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. scrutinizer, researcher

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ	ܒܚܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܚܪܝ	ܒܚܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܚܪܢ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Semitic *baḥr- (“sea”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baħrɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [baħre(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܒܚܪܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܚܪܐ)

1. sea

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܚܪܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
construct	ܒܚܪ	ܒܚܪܝ
emphatic	ܒܚܪܐ	ܒܚܪܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܚܪܝ	ܒܚܪܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟ	ܒܚܪܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܚܪܗ	ܒܚܪܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܚܪܢ	ܒܚܪܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܚܪܟܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܘܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܚܪܗܝܢ	ܒܚܪܝܗܝܢ

Synonyms

• ܝܡܐ

References

• “bḥr”, 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. 27b
• 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. 136a

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Turoyo

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܒܚܪܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baħro/ (singular)
• IPA^(key): /baħɑre/ (plural)

Noun

ܒܰܚܪܳܐ • (baḥro) m (plural ܒܰܚܰܪܶܐ (baḥāre))

1. sea

   Synonym: ܝܰܡܳܐ (yāmo)