ܒܪܕܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܒܪܕܐ

Etymology

Root
ܒ ܪ ܕ (b r d)
1 term

From Aramaic בַּרְדָא (barḏā); cognate to Arabic بَرَد (barad) and Hebrew בָּרָד (barád).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [bar.əðaː.]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [par.əða.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [barə.daː]

Noun

ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܐ • (barḏā) m sg (plural ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (barḏē))

1. (uncountable) hail

   ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܐ ܒܸܨܠܵܝܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ― barḏā biṣlāyā ìlēh ― It is hailing (literally, “Hail is 'descending'”)

2. (countable) snow cone
3. (pathology) kind of eyelid disease

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܐ (barḏā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܝܼ (barḏī)		ܒܲܪܕ݂ܲܢ (barḏan)
	construct	ܒܪܲܕ݂ (braḏ)	2nd person	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (barḏūḵ)	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (barḏāḵ)	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܵܐ (barḏā)	3rd person	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܹܗ (barḏēh)	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (barḏōh)	ܒܲܪܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (barḏhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܝܼ (barḏī)		ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܲܢ (barḏan)
	construct	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܲܝ (barḏay)	2nd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (barḏūḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (barḏāḵ)	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (barḏāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܹܐ (barḏē)	3rd person	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܘܼܗܝ (barḏūh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (barḏōh)	ܒܲܪ̈ܕ݂ܗܘܿܢ (barḏhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܪܘܿܕ݂ܵܐ (brōḏā, “gloomy, dark-coloured, bluish”)

See also

• ܡܸܛܪܵܐ (miṭrā, “rain”), ܬܲܠܓܵܐ (talgā, “snow”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic بَرَد (barad) and Hebrew בָּרָד (bārāḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bar(ə)ðɑ(ʔ)]

Noun

ܒܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (uncountable)

1. hail

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܕܐ

state	singular (uncountable)
absolute	ܒܪܕ
construct	ܒܪܕ
emphatic	ܒܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܕܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܕܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܕܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܕܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܕܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܕܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Compare Hebrew בָּרֹד (bārōḏ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɑrdɑ(ʔ)]

Adjective

ܒܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܕܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܒܪܕܬܐ)

1. gloomy, dark-coloured, bluish
2. variegated, spotted, speckled

Inflection

    declension of ܒܪܕܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܕ	ܒܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܕ	ܒܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܕܐ	ܒܪܕܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܕܐ	ܒܪܕܢ
construct	ܒܪܕܬ	ܒܪܕܬ
emphatic	ܒܪܕܬܐ	ܒܪܕܬܐ

Noun

ܒܪܕܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܕܐ)

1. (pathology) kind of eyelid disease

Inflection

    inflection of ܒܪܕܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܒܪܕ	ܒܪܕܝܢ
construct	ܒܪܕ	ܒܪܕܝ
emphatic	ܒܪܕܐ	ܒܪܕܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܒܪܕܝ	ܒܪܕܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܒܪܕܟ	ܒܪܕܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܝ	ܒܪܕܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܒܪܕܗ	ܒܪܕܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܒܪܕܗ	ܒܪܕܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܒܪܕܢ	ܒܪܕܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܘܢ	ܒܪܕܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܒܪܕܟܝܢ	ܒܪܕܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܒܪܕܗܘܢ	ܒܪܕܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܒܪܕܗܝܢ	ܒܪܕܝܗܝܢ

References

• “brd”, 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