Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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

  1. barbarian

Inflection edit

Noun edit

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

  1. barbarian (especially Arab)

Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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