ܒܪܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Originally meant “little son”, from Aramaic בְּרוֹנָא (bərōnā), the diminuitive of בְּרָא (bərā), from Proto-Semitic *bin-; compare Arabic اِبْن (ibn), Hebrew בֵּן (ben) and Akkadian 𒁉𒉏 (bīnum). The second noun is derived from the above through baby talk or mimicking of it. Largely displaced ܐܸܒܪܵܐ (ibrā).

Pronunciation

• ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ:
  • (Standard) IPA^(key): [broːnɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA^(key): [bruːnɑː]
• ܒܪ݇ܘܿܢܵܐ:
  • IPA^(key): [boːnaː]

Noun

ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ • (brōnā) m (plural ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bnōnē), feminine ܒܪܵܬܵܐ (brātā))

1. son (boy or man in relation to his parents)
2. boy, child
3. endearing term for young boys or men who are younger
4. (dialectal or literary) little son, sonny

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘܿܢ (brōn)		1st person	ܒܪܘܿܢܝܼ (brōnī)		ܒܪܘܿܢܲܢ (brōnan)
	construct	ܒܪܘܿܢ (brōn)		2nd person	ܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (brōnōḵ)	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (brōnāḵ)	ܒܪܘܿܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (brōnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnā)		3rd person	ܒܪܘܿܢܹܗ (brōnēh)	ܒܪܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (brōnāh)	ܒܪܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (brōnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܒܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ܢ (bnōnīn)		1st person	ܒܢܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (bnōnī)		ܒܢܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (bnōnan)
	construct	ܒܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (bnōnay)		2nd person	ܒܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (bnōnōḵ)	ܒܢܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (bnōnāḵ)	ܒܢܘܿܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (bnōnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܒܢܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (bnōnē)		3rd person	ܒܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (bnōnūh)	ܒܢܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (bnōnōh)	ܒܢܘܿܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (bnōnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (brōnūṯā, “sonship”)
• ܒܪܘܿܢܘܿܢܵܐ (brōnōnā)
• (construct state) see → ܒܲܪ (bar)

See also

• ܒܪܵܐ (brā)

Noun

ܒܪ݇ܘܿܢܵܐ • (bōnā) m (feminine ܒܵܪ݇ܬܵܐ (bātā))

1. (colloquial) endearing term for young boys

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Diminutive of ܒܪܐ (b(ə)rā, “son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b(ə)ronɑ]

Noun

ܒܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܢܝܘܢܐ)

1. little son

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܢܝ		ܒܪܘܢܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܢ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܢܟ	ܒܪܘܢܟܝ	ܒܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܢܝܘܢܝ		ܒܢܝܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܢܝܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܝ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܢܝܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܢܝܘܢܘܗܝ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܢܝܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛrronɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [bɛrrone] (plural)

Noun

ܒܪܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܒܪܘܢܐ)

1. alternative form of ܒܝܪܘܢܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܒܪܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܒܪܘܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܢܝ		ܒܪܘܢܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܢ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܢܟ	ܒܪܘܢܟܝ	ܒܪܘܢܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܗ	ܒܪܘܢܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܒܪܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܒܪܘܢܝ		ܒܪܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܒܪܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܒܪܘܢܝܟ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܝ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܒܪܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܒܪܘܢܘܗܝ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܒܪܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “brwn”, 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, page 37a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, →ISBN, page 187a