Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyāʾ, masculine gentilic suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [barb(ə)rɑjɑ(ʔ)], [barbarrɑjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [barb(ə)rɑje(ʔ)], [barbarrɑje(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

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ܒܪܒܪܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܪܒܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܪܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. barbarian

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Noun

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ܒܪܒܪܝܐ (transliteration neededm (plural ܒܪܒܪܝܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܪܒܪܝܬܐ)

  1. barbarian (especially Arab)

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References

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  • brbry”, 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. 37b
  • 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. 186a